WO2012017344A2

WO2012017344A2 - Free-standing storage table for holding cups above a sandy subsurface

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Publication number: WO2012017344A2
Application number: PCT/IB2011/053173
Authority: WO
Inventors: Annette Auracher; André GRUENEWALD
Original assignee: Sirenas Gmbh
Priority date: 2010-08-03
Filing date: 2011-07-15
Publication date: 2012-02-09
Also published as: WO2012017344A3; DE102011050146A1

Abstract

The invention creates a storage option that can be set up individually and sits securely on a sandy subsurface, whereby the placement of beverage vessels is achieved in a service-friendly manner. The tray (5) used for this purpose is held in a stable manner, yet can be removed. For this purpose, a storage element that can be set up as a cup holder above the subsurface is proposed as a two-part system. A straight mandrel (1, 2, 3, 7) is provided, comprising an upper (1b, 7b, 3b) and a lower section, wherein the lower section (1a, 2a, 7a, 3a) is adapted for being turned or inserted into the subsurface (1c; 3a', 2a', 7a'). At a certain height (h1, h3) above the end of the lower section, the straight mandrel has a horizontally extending structure (4d, 4e) which is adapted and suitable as a holding support for the tray-like storage element (5, 5"). The storage element has an opening (5a), which is guided over the upper section (1b, 7b) of the mandrel (1, 2, 3, 7) in order to rest on the horizontal structure (4d, 4e) and be held there (6).

Description

Free-standing storage table for cup holder

above a sandy underground

The invention relates to an individually positionable storage facility and its components. The storage facility can be set up on sandy ground, e.g. on beaches, in a gravel floor, e.g. at lakes or rivers or in snow, e.g. at ski or mountain huts in the open air. The storage table stands free and independently as for the cup tray (also drinking glasses) offering.

Previous possibilities (prior art).

Personal items and drinking vessels (mostly because of the breakage and thus

associated injury risk only plastic cups with and without a straw allowed) and ashtrays are placed next to the beach chairs. The condensation on the outside of the cups causes sand to settle on the drinking vessels and the stand is very unsafe.

Small, suitable for the format of the lounger, tables made of plastic. The here deposited and parked items (plastic cups, ashtrays, etc.) have through

Uneven ground (table not standing upright) and the possibility of knocking on the table create an unsteady stance. In addition, they are exposed to the wind and, when empty due to their low weight, are blown off the table.

A directly attached to the parasol tray-shaped tray. Again, there is a risk that the drinking vessels can fall down by wind. In addition, this position is very uncomfortable, because you always have to get up from the couch, if you want to drink something.

In addition, all three known options have the same basic problems: Most of the drinking vessels are left by the beach visitors just as careless as the stuck in the sand cigarette butts. The beakers are driven by the wind over the beach and the cigarette ash is blown out of the ashtrays.

This means for the beach operators a considerable cleaning effort, which is ensured both by service personnel, as well as by machine (tractor-like cleaning vehicles).

Excerpts from the state of the art are US Pat. No. 716,560 of Sep. 23, 1902, which discloses a camping grill having a flat plate with openings, see Figure 4. It rests on a support frame, viewed in the vertical direction cruciform structure has while a transversely inserted bearing pin (there in Figure 3, 12), on which the plate provided with a center hole plate structure can rest. Due to the unsafe attitude another transverse hole above the plate is provided in the vertical mandrel, through which another rod can be inserted with a 90 ° offset direction. The plate is then held between the two rod-shaped cross pieces and can serve as a tray-shaped tray for cookware. The tray-shaped tray is kept relatively stable according to the statement there, page 1, lines 47 to 58 and remains rotatable.

Other solutions of tray-shaped trays are known from US-D 366,372 and US-A 4,920,897. In the former, a plurality of tubes are provided in a tray-shaped tray, which are arranged circumferentially distributed and the tray sits with a central opening on a substantially straight mandrel, from which it can also be removed. Said US '897 shows for receiving and holding the tray, a receiving block (there 16), which has a piece of horizontal surface on which the tray can rest, but on which it is not held sufficiently stable, so to avoid rotational movement of the tray is a square block projecting upwards, opposite the tray is centrally fixed and fixed in a rotationally fixed.

The object of the invention is to provide an individually positionable storage option with a secure footing on one of the mentioned substrates, on the placement or placement of objects, drinking vessels u.ä. or even a safe one

Disposal option for e.g. Tobacco is service-friendly guaranteed. The tray used for this purpose should be kept stable and yet be removable.

The system according to the invention uses two joinable parts (claim 1). An aspect of the invention is also a working method (claim 29). The components of the individually positionable tray (claim 1, 35) are the removable tray-shaped tray (claim 30) and the substantially straight mandrel (claim 22).

Reference is made to the independent claims. You are involved here.

The problem is solved with a one-legged shelf (claim 1). This serves as

Cup holding, with the cup is held above the ground. The one-legged tray is provided with a substantially straight mandrel having an upper and a lower portion. The lower section can be screwed into the ground, or it is inserted into the ground. The straight mandrel has at a certain height, where the lower portion ends, a horizontal support structure, which is for example annular. It is suitable for keeping a tray-like shelf stable. The holding consists of a resting of the tray on the horizontal support structure.

In order for the tray-like tray to be associated with the mandrel, an opening is provided in this tray which passes over the upper portion of the mandrel. The transfer moves the tray to the horizontal support structure where the tray rests.

The thorn becomes in a sandy or snowy or made of pebbles

Screwed underground, a helix may be provided (claim 12). In order to achieve or facilitate the screwing in or even to make it possible, a grab handle

(Handle) be provided as a ball with which a user inserts the spike in the ground or screwing.

The holding function, which starts from the horizontally extending structure, also called "horizontal structure" for short, is adapted to the tray. In the combination of tray and mandrel, a relation can be formed, which horizontal extension must have the horizontal structure, so that the tray rests stably on the structure for its use, without additional mounting options or options. There are neither screws for fixing the tray necessary, nor from above engaging additional elements, nor the tray must be screwed on a thread. It will only transferred over the upper portion of the mandrel and is then stable (stable) on the horizontal support structure.

The stability results from the fact that the number of cups or drinking vessels that are placed on the tray must not lead to a tilting of the tray. The tray must lie horizontally on the horizontal structure when the mandrel is inserted vertically into the ground.

So that the tray is not only due to a high weight on the horizontal structure and it may be slender and light, the invention uses various descriptions of the training and suitability of the horizontal structure, with respect to the tray (claim 3, 8, 20). If one assumes a round tray, and is also the

Holding structure at least outside round, the outer dimension of the support structure is at least 40% of the diameter of a round tray (claim 3). Calculated in terms of area, the area of the horizontal support structure with at least 16% of the area of the tray is preferably 20% (claim 20). The stability proves when the drinks or cups are not placed symmetrically on the tray. If the drinking vessels are placed symmetrically, there is no asymmetry of the load, but the greatest possible asymmetry, for example, two or three drinking vessels in a 90 ° sector of the tray, and each

Drinking vessels filled with "cuba libre", could affect the stability of the tray from the horizontal position. Here, the invention attacks with the description of the horizontal support structure and prevents such a maximum unbalanced load leads to a tilting of the tray.

This "purpose-oriented" stability (= functional stability) is of course limited to the intended use and not stable in general terms.

Going to absolute values, the areal horizontal structure is effectively at least 20 cm ² large, preferably greater than 40 cm ² (claim 8). This dimension adapts to the fact that a mandrel (claim 22), for example, no relative statement to a

Tray size, because it is independent of the tablet. The shape in a horizontal structure is not necessarily round, relative to the horizontal itself

It can take on other forms, such as square, star-shaped or polygonal. In such training, the description of a diameter ratio fails, at best, the absolute area information can help, or a relative indication to the surface of a tray (claim 20). The area of the tray-shaped tray is used to rewrite the effective area of the horizontal structure. This is greater than 10%, preferably greater than 16% or even 20% of the area of

tray-shaped tray. In the case of an effective area, this is described in such a way that the area effect is not achieved over the said at least 10% over the entire area. For example, the surface may be a circle (a round disk) having multiple apertures within its surface extent. Then the actual physical area is smaller, but the effective area is the disk with the outer circumference of the circle and the inner surface bounded by it. The circular disc has an inner hole or an inner elevation, which may be caused for example by the upwardly extending upper portion of the mandrel, it nevertheless applies the defined within the outer periphery of the horizontal support structure inside surface measure that on a

constant height, regardless of that under the elevation of the upper

Section of the spine no area is formed on which the tray is able to lie. Rather, it rests on the circumference outside of this upstanding portion on the supporting horizontal structure.

In this way of thinking, a multiplicity of star-shaped flat bars can also define this effective areal extent. The inner dimension bounded by the ends of the rods forms the operative surface, although the actual surface is physically smaller than that formed by the star-shaped projecting flat rods

Response surface.

This at least partially planar design (claim 7) expresses this as well as the concept of the effective area (claim 8).

By such a configuration, the tray can be made equally easy and thin, it does not require the edge downwardly projecting edge to be fixed on another structure. However, the tray remains rotatable on the sheet structure and is held there stably, based on the above-described use.

In a preferred embodiment may occur to the holding function a barrier against excessive lateral slipping. This barrier against too much lateral slippage is possible in several variants (claim 17).

The transverse offset (lateral slippage) may be limited to a maximum dimension of less than 1 cm, preferably less than 5 mm. This can be achieved by existing tubes or tubular insertion slots (claim 13), which are distributed in the tray arranged so that they abut at a lateral displacement of the tray, which exceeds said maximum dimension, on the horizontally extending structure. This blocks another lateral shift. In other words, the transverse displacement is not greater than 1 cm, but it does not need to be present if the tubes are more closely matched to the outer dimension of the horizontally extending structure. Then arises a hundredweight effect through the tubular insertion slots that completely block a lateral shift.

When placing the tray on the mandrel (bringing the central opening over the upper portion of the substantially straight mandrel), the tubes can also exert a centering effect. The centering effect is improved when the tubes are conically formed at least in sections, for example at their lower

End portion. The tubes may also be tapered along their entire height, or they may be cylindrically shaped, which is advantageously accompanied by a certain level, which is allowed to pass the tubes when placing the tray on the horizontal support structure.

In addition or as an alternative to the said tubes, the upper section of the

Essentially straight mandrel can be used for centering. In this case, the center hole of the tray is adapted in diameter to the transverse extent of the lower end of the upper portion. The tray remains rotatable in a circular vote. The centering effect is made possible by the vertical opening of the tray, and a lateral slippage is equally locked.

These two variants of centering and blocking a larger lateral

Slippage can be used individually or combinatorially. Full centering is, as it were, the greatest possible prevention of any kind

Side shift. If the centering is seen more generally, then a slight transverse displacement may be allowed, which also represents a "substantially" centering.

Tilting protection for the tray-shaped tray is thus combined with a barrier against too much lateral slipping. For the user this gives the impression of

Stability of use, while maintaining easy removability of the tray from the spine.

The upper portion of the mandrel may be particularly short (claim 10, 9). He stunted thereby to a kind of frusto-conical elevation, which is just sufficient to reach through the center opening of the tray, and exert a centering effect

(Claim 11). The tray is held stable on the likewise existing horizontal storage structure - for the stated purpose - and centered in the transverse direction at least substantially, preferably exactly centered. The mere survey (claim 10) is practically a stunted upper portion, which may also be more prominent (claim 23, 24 or 25). Finally, according to a further aspect of the invention, no center hole can be present in the tray so that there is no elevation above the horizontally extending structure. Such a combination (claim 35) consists of a substantially straight mandrel having only a lower portion, the previously circumscribed horizontally extending structure adapted and suitable for the height-retaining support of the tray-shaped tray, which is not a center hole but a number circumferentially distributed tubes has, in common with a horizontal support structure a

Centering effect when putting on exercise, as well as a barrier against excessive lateral slipping in the applied state. The circumscribed functional

Relationships to the formation of the tubes (at least partially conical or cylindrical) and their adaptation to the shape, in particular the outer dimension of the horizontal structure at which they strike for centering or blocking in the lateral direction can be applied here. The maximum transverse displacement is less than 1 cm, preferably less than 0.5 cm, to give the user a stable, functional impression. Less than 1 cm transverse displacement is not at all

Transverse displacement.

The release or / and placement of the tray from the mandrel or onto the mandrel is a

Working method (claim 29).

It can be provided several trays (claim 16). The individual tray for the cup or the glass is also designed here so that it holds the vessel or vessels above the ground, so that the / the vessels need not be placed on the ground. Vessels and ground have a dependent on the distance of the horizontal support structure from the lower end of the mandrel and the depth of insertion or Eindrehens distance.

Considering the process of connecting the tray-like tray to the mandrel in a direction other than loosening (the alternative of claim 29), the reverse direction of movement for the tray-like tray results. The stable support is released, which can be done by an axial upward movement of the tray-like tray, and the tray is removed from the mandrel and can be stored separately.

The mandrel is substantially straight (claim 22). It is designed to be inserted or screwed in at the front and above the lower section it is horizontal

extending support structure adapted as a support for the tray-like tray (and therefore also suitable). The tray-like tray has the opening that is passed over the upper portion of the mandrel for attachment. To release the tray, it will also be removed in the opposite direction from the mandrel. If she is put on, she stops horizontal structure the tray-like storage. She lies on her. It can be held there so that it can not be pushed further in the axial direction of the mandrel.

The horizontally extending support structure may have a ring shape (claim 2, 26). The ring shape has a ring plane that acts "sufficiently" supporting the tray-like tray. If the tray-like tray is pushed over the upper section over downwards, the tray-shaped tray (in short: tray) comes to rest on the horizontally extending structure and to be so stable that it is stable there even without further screwing or adhesive fastening means ( Claim 25).

For stability, the tray-shaped tray of the exemplary ring mold gives one

Minimum extension (claim 3, 36, 37, 38). Has the ring shape outside at least 40% of the diameter of the tray-shaped tray, the tray will be stable there. It is additionally supported by the upper portion, which extends inside upwards and thereby preferably tapers in the upward direction (claim 4, 27). This corresponds to expanding (becoming thicker) in a downward direction. Looked at the other way around, the lower part of the spine can widen (widen) upwards, widening more and more, as the upper part expands downwards. This creates where the tray is placed, a stage that has the ring shape and horizontally above is flat.

The two ends, so the lower end of the upper portion and the upper end of the lower portion do not have the same degree (in the example a diameter), whereby the annular step is formed (claim 23).

The tray rests on the particular annular step of the mandrel, which consists of upper portion and lower portion.

The upper portion may additionally be decorated by having a handle button at the upper end (claims 5, 24). However, the decoration is not only pure ornamentation, but also has a handling function, that of ease of grasping the mandrel when no cross-shaped structure for holding and screwing or for insertion is provided. The fact that the handle knob forms the upper end makes a thread on the upper portion of the mandrel no sense (claim 6), via which thread a tray would be screwed or set on the support structure tray with a separate nut (a screwing fixing part) would become. The invention is without thread. The components of the individually positionable tray (claim 1) are the tray-shaped tray (claim 30) and the substantially straight mandrel (claim 22).

The tray-shaped tray (claim 30) has an opening, which is preferably aligned centrally and whose axis forms the central axis of this tray-shaped tray. The opening is adapted and adapted to be passed over the upper portion of the straight mandrel. It has a number of tubular insertion slots, which are arranged circumferentially distributed. The circumferential distribution is based on the said central axis. When the tray is round, the circumferential distribution can also be measured by equidistant spacing from one edge of the surface area of the tray. Each of the tubular insertion slots is designed for a respective drinking vessel, wherein the insertion points each have a bottom. The bottom holds the drinking vessel respectively supports the inserted into the slot drinking vessel.

Several of these tray-shaped shelves can be stacked on each other in the state removed from the mandrel, with the tubular insertion slots coming together. Preferably, these are conical at least in the lower portion

(Claim 33). The bottoms of the slots can be designed like a sieve, so that water (or distributed drinks) can drain (claim 31). It suffices for a small number of hole-shaped openings at the bottom of each tubular insertion slot, to a single.

If a single opening is provided, it may be smaller than the floor and off-center. This results in the double use of this opening as a drain for liquids and at the same time cup holder, which is pushed through a little way through this opening (claim 31, 34). The only limited Durchsteckmöglichkeit results in a conically widening up cup. He puts a piece in the bottom opening and after this is arranged off-center, the cup can rest on an axially different height on the wall of the tubular insertion slot. The cup is therefore, as well as the tray, kept stable in its rest position.

The at least one bottom opening stands for the sieve-like formation of the floor, which means that not the whole floor is excluded, but only a piece or several individual openings are provided.

It may be provided another tubular insertion slot whose bottom is not perforated (claim 32). He is trained and suitable as an ashtray use to find. The other component of the individual tray according to claim 1 is the substantially straight mandrel (claim 22). He has an upper section and a lower section. The lower section is adapted to be screwed or inserted into the ground at its lower end. This only a little bit far. Measured from the very lower end of the substantially straight mandrel has a horizontally extending support structure at a certain height above this lower end. This is located at the top of the lower section. This holding structure is formed in the horizontal direction. With its surface extension, it is suitable for receiving and holding a tray-shaped tray in order to keep this tray-shaped shelf stable (supporting) at a constant axial height.

Preferred is a ring shape for the horizontally extending support structure (claim 26). The horizontal extent is measured on the vertical axis of the substantially straight mandrel and corresponds to a plane which is perpendicular to this axis.

The upper portion can be thicker down (claim 23). The lower section can also become thicker in the upward direction. A respective final thickness of the upper portion and the lower portion is not equal, forming a step forming part of the horizontally extending structure. This step may have said annular shape lying in the horizontal plane perpendicular to the vertical axis of the

Essentially straight thorn runs.

Preferably, these two said extensions can be rotationally symmetric, that is to say interpreted in the manner of a circle with a radius which increases in the upward direction for the lower section and which likewise increases in the downward direction for the upper section. Then there is a figure that works with steadily extending extensions, without the formation of intermediate stages (claim 27). However, it remains the only step that is part of the horizontal support structure and located between the two largest radial dimensions of the two sections (claim 27).

A handle, in particular a handle knob may be provided at the upper end of the upper portion (claim 24). It has a diameter that is at least smaller, preferably significantly smaller than the opening having the tray-like tray to be pushed over the upper portion to rest on the horizontally extending support structure can.

If the handle knob provided, makes a thread on the upper portion of the mandrel no sense (claim 25). He is therefore untidy. In any case, one dimension of the (horizontally) horizontally extending structure is greater than the horizontal dimension of the radially expanding handle. Preferably, the radial outer dimension of the ring shape is even twice as large as the largest dimension of the radially expanding handle, as far as such is present.

Are handle spherical and the horizontally extending support structure formed annular, the largest diameter of the support structure can be greater than twice

Be the ball diameter of the handle. This in a preferred example of forms.

The figures describe examples of the invention. Two-part systems are disclosed.

Figure 1 illustrates in a side view a one-legged

Tray, which has a mandrel 1, a tray-like tray 5 and arranged therein receptacles 10 for drinking vessels.

Figure 2, 2a illustrate in side view and vertical section of another example for insertion into the ground.

Figure 3 illustrates the legged tray without the coil lc for another substrate for insertion. Again, the tray 5 is attached. It can be put on and taken off.

Figure 4 illustrates the removed tray 5, which has a substantially central opening 5a.

FIGS. 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d

illustrate several views of the tray 5, in perspective, as well as from the side and from below. Therein, the tubular depressions 10 can be seen, which have at their bottom 12 a sieve-like structure 11 for the discharge of water.

FIG. 6 shows a further, enlarged view of the tray-shaped tray 5, on the left of which a depression 10d which is not perforated on the bottom 12 can be seen, which can be used as an ashtray.

Figures 7a, 7b show a plurality of stacked tray-shaped trays 5, wherein the respective

Openings 5a are arranged centrically one above the other. By an edge 6, the tray-shaped shelves 5 are centered on each other on a stack and can be lifted individually.

FIGS. 8, 8a, 8b, 8c

show a further example of the invention with a mandrel 2, which has no upper, but only a lower portion 2a.

Figure 9 is a substantially straight mandrel in which the horizontally extending

Structure 4d can be seen as used in the embodiment of Figure 2. Similarly, the mandrel of Figure 9 could have a modified lower end According to Figure 1 form the example of this figure with respect to the horizontally extending surface structure 4d.

10, 10a, 10b

is another embodiment of the invention, in which a rudimentary upper portion 7b of the mandrel 7 is present, which is a mere elevation 7b. It is designed to engage in the center hole 5a of a corresponding tray, which is not shown here. In other words, the tray is guided with its opening 5a over the upper portion 7b of the mandrel 7 of the figures 10.

Figure IIa, IIb

Fig. 2 are two views of a modified tray-shaped tray 5 "

Bottom opening of the bottom of the tubes 10f, 10g, 10g and 10e shown there is modified with respect to the embodiment of FIGS.

FIG. 12 shows a side view of the embodiment of FIGS. 11.

FIG. 13 illustrates a bottom view with an illustration of FIG

modified sieve-shaped structure 14 of the bottom of the tray 5 "of Figure 11.

Figure 14 shows a top plan view of the embodiment of Figures 11, wherein

Cup Z, box X and a glass Y are set.

The horizontally extending structure, which is not apparent in Figure 1, can be made clearer by referring to Figures 2 and 2a. The tray 5 is there also pushed over the upper portion 3b and rests on the horizontal structure 4d. Here there is comparability between Figures 1 and 2. The difference is only in the lower end portion 3a 'of Figure 2 with respect to the lower end portion la' of Figure 1. Here are two different forms shown, the alternative to screwing and for insertion into the ground are adjusted.

The opening 5a of the tray-shaped tray 5 is guided in Figure 2a over the upper portion 3b. The handle 3d, formed in the example as a ball, has a smaller diameter than the opening 5a as the center hole of the tray-shaped tray 5. The tray 5 has a (free) to be selected number of tubular insertion 10a, 10b, in the example shown by their conical Training involved in blocking a side slip. In addition to the adjustment of the innermost position of the

tubular insertion aids is used to adapt the center hole 5a to the transverse extent the lower end of the upper portion 3b. Both have centering functions, they can both cause this centering function, or limit a transverse displacement to a maximum extent that in the example is not greater than 1 cm, preferably less than 0.5 cm. Each of the above-mentioned centering aids and displacement blocks can also work on their own if, for example, the center hole 5a is made larger or if the tubes with their internal dimension do not reach the outer dimension of the horizontally extending structure 4d.

A cup Z is inserted into a tube 10 and sits on the floor.

It is sufficient if the tubular insertion aids 10 only at its lower

End portion are conical, not along its entire length. Even then, a centering effect can be obtained, which cooperates with the outer edge of the flat horizontal structure 4d centering. Incidentally, the tubes may otherwise be cylindrical, the maximum inner dimension of the plurality of distributed cylinders not being smaller than the outer extent of the horizontal surface structure 4d.

Mounted or constructed as follows, which applies equally to the figures 1 or 2. FIG. 3 shows the example of FIG. 2 in a perspective view. Here, the adjustment of the diameter of the center hole 5a to the transverse extent of the lower end portion of the upper portion 3b of the mandrel can be seen.

First, the male mandrel 1 or 3 is rotated or plugged as a carrier at a freely chosen location in the ground. Subsequently, the tray-shaped tray with its (mostly central) opening 5a is guided over the upper portion 3b, 1b of the respective carrier 3, 1 and stably deposited or placed at a certain height hi by laying on the horizontally extending structure 4d. The horizontally extending structure consists of a ring-like plate portion 4d which has no arms but extends horizontally and opens a piece of horizontal surface on which the tray (after being passed over the upper portion 1b or 3b with the opening 5a ( can be stored, see also the separate representation of the mandrel in Figure 9.

The horizontally extending structure 4d can be better seen as an annular structure there in perspective. The height is h ₃ , it substantially corresponds to the height hi of Figure 1, minus the insertion depth of the front portion _{3 a} 'in the bottom piece 20 of Figure 9.

The bottom piece 20 itself may also simply be the ground, without a separate bottom piece 20, which may be more likely to be present for non-perforable substrates, for example stone slabs, wood planks or metallic surfaces. Holding the tray-shaped tray 5 on the horizontal structure 4 d can be easily solved, since no additional screw medium or thread are present, with which the tray is fixed to the mandrel. The tray is stable and does not tip over. The tray can also be rotated in its laid-up position, without having to rotate the mandrel separately.

The applied state of Figure 3 can be released again, and the tray can be pulled over in the vertical direction over the upper portion 3b and removed. The male mandrel 3 or the Eindrehdorn 1 can remain on the spot, however, the tray can be taken and stored elsewhere. It can also be stacked, with a peripheral edge 6 is helpful, as explained below. However, it is not a completely continuous edge 6 on the tray required.

Generally speaking, the tray-shaped tray has been coupled to a horizontally extending carrier, wherein the tray rests on the carrier and it can also be removed again. The tray-shaped tray has a number of

Plug-in options for drinking vessels.

The tray-shaped tray 5 can be emptied and cleaned after removal. It does not have to be put back on the carrier as a substantially straight thorn, but rather the shelves - similar to beach chairs - can be stored stacking until reuse, even in a secured location. This is possible at a distance from the mandrel 1 or 3.

The embodiment of Figure 9 was already mentioned, with reference to Figure 3. The mandrel shown here is shown in a perspective view, corresponding to that of the mandrel 1 of Figure 1. The mandrel 3 has a lower portion 3a and an upper portion 3b. This also applies to the mandrel of Figure 3. The lower portion 3a has a lower end portion 3a ', which is inserted into a receptacle 20 which may be mounted on said fixed floor. In a corresponding embodiment according to FIG. 1, a coil according to that coil 1c of FIG. 1 can also be mounted in section 3a 'without the use of the receptacle 20 (not shown separately).

The horizontal support structure 4d is capable of the tray 5 (stable) to hold when it is slipped over the upper portion 3b across down and h on the support ring as a horizontal support structure in the height comes to lie. ₃ The diameter of the opening 5a of the tray 5 corresponds to the largest transverse extent of the lower end of the upper portion of the mandrel, compare to Figure 4, but at least the extension, which External dimension of the handle 3d corresponds, in particular designed as a spherical handle.

4d can be the horizontal support structure as a step in the height h ₃ is interpreted that results from an upwardly widening lower section 3a and a downwardly flared upper portion 3b. The respective ends, which meet in the horizontal support structure, are not the same size in the transverse direction, but significantly different, as Figure 9 shows. This is also evident in FIGS. 1 and 2.

The broadening of the two sections respectively to the horizontal support structure 4d, the

Ring mold in Figure 8, is carried out steadily in the example, so has no edges or steps or possible threads. It creates only a support level 4d as horizontal

Support structure, for example, has a minimum dimension to reliably the

Hold function for the tray-shaped tray 5 to meet. For this purpose, it is at least 40% of the outer diameter of the tray-shaped tray 5 wide. If the size dimensions of the horizontal support structure are so dimensioned, no additional arm needs to be used to further support the tray. The annular step of said width is then sufficient. The width corresponds for example to the outer diameter of the ring 4d. The inner diameter is determined by the width of the upper portion 3b at its lower end.

To hang up the tray is moved over the upper section 3d, 3b from top to bottom and placed on the horizontal support structure 4d. To remove this movement goes in an inverted direction and the tray is removed from the horizontal support structure over the upper portion 3b, 3d upwards.

For the training or the various embodiments of the tray-shaped tray 5, reference is made to the previous figures. These are readily transmitted to the mandrel 3 of Figure 8. The diameter of the opening 5a is the measure of the lower

Diameter of the upper portion 3b of the mandrel 3 vote, respectively, the handle 3d of the mandrel 3 of Figure 8 not to make larger than the diameter of the opening 5a of the tray 5a.

FIG. 10 shows a further exemplary embodiment. Here, the upper portion 3b of Figure 9 is stunted. It can be seen in FIG. 10a that a rudimentary residual section 7b protrudes upwards, relative to the bearing surface 4e, which is formed analogously to that which is called 4d in FIG. It is also annular, but the mere elevation does not protrude beyond the center hole 5a when placing a tray 5 over. Preferably, the surface 7b 'of the projection 7d forms a uniform surface with the tray surface 5d. For placing the tray 5 of Figure 4 on the horizontal extending support structure 4e, the tray is passed over with its center opening 5a on the upper portion 7b of the mandrel 7. The diameter of the elevation 7b is adapted to the tray opening 5a. A lateral slippage can not happen, but at least it is blocked or blocked so far before the user a sense of uncertain

Tablet tray receives. Preferably, the range of lateral slippage is practically zero, in any case not greater than 1 cm, preferably not more than 5 mm.

For the dimensioning of the tray 4e, the above applies to the dimension of the horizontal support structure 4d (the horizontally extending structure).

The support structure formed in the example as a ring has at least 40% of the diameter of a round tray 5, which is not shown in the figures 10. FIG. 10b is the

perspective view which makes the surface 7b 'of the elevation 7b and the horizontal structure 4e apparent.

The substantially straight mandrel 7 has a lower portion 7 a, the lower

End portion 7a 'is provided for insertion into the ground. An alternative

Design according to Figure 1 with the helix lc for screwing is also possible.

With another paraphrase, the horizontally extending structure 4e is at least 20 cm ² , preferably at least 40 cm ² . This effective area is dimensioned such that the outer dimension, in the example of a circle the outer ring determines the area, and the elevation does not represent a physical area on which the tray 5 rests, but

Effectively belongs to the area. It is taken into account in the area dimensions of at least 20 cm ² .

In non-illustrated examples, the physical support disk may take other forms as a horizontally extending structure 4d, square, polygonal, triangular, or as a disk with radial slots inserted therein.

In the manner shown in Figure 2a, a group of tubular

Slots 10a, 10b have a centering function when the tray 5 is placed on the mandrel 7. In addition to the centering function of the survey 7b then comes the

Centering function of the downwardly projecting tubes. Both centering functions can be combined, but can also be used individually. A further embodiment, which does not require an upper section of the substantially vertical mandrel, but which also has no central opening 5a of the tray, is shown in FIGS. FIG. 8c shows that the tray 5 'has a smooth surface 5d which is interrupted only by the tubes into which beverage cups or

Beverage bottles or cans can be provided. Even ashtrays can be present. The corresponding design of the trays results from the

Figures 5, 6 and 7. This in each case without the central opening 5a shown there.

The mandrel 2 is adapted in the lower end portion 2a 'for insertion into a substrate. It can also be provided with a helix, as Figure 1 shows it as lc. The mandrel does not have an upper portion, instead only a storage surface 4f which extends in the horizontal direction. This storage surface 4f can be seen in FIG. 8b, as section B of FIG. 8a.

The lower portion of the mandrel is 2a, which constitutes practically the entire length of the mandrel 2.

For the support surface as an effective surface 4f is the statement that a stable holding of the tray 5 'is achieved. This stable position is achieved by the surface extension as well as by the limitation of a transverse displacement, which is here alone fulfilled by the tubular insertion, which can be seen as 10d, 10c and 10b in the enlarged detail. Their furthest inward dimension is such that they lie practically at the edge of the horizontally extending support structure 4f. Due to the conical design, a centering function can be achieved when placing the tray 5 '. A transverse shift can be practically completely blocked.

A stable support is ensured by the size of the surface extension of the horizontal structure 4f. It is at least 20 cm ² , preferably additionally at least 16% of the area of the tray (without deducting the tube openings), that is, the limited by the outer dimension of the tray inner surface. In any case, this value is greater than 10%, preferably greater than 16% or best possible> 20%. In a circular training, as shown here, as it is not necessarily given for the tray 5 ', and is not necessarily given as a circular structure for the horizontally extending tray 4f, resulting outer dimensions of at least 40% of a diameter of the tray, based on the minimum extent of the horizontally extending support surface 4f.

Various embodiments of tray-like structures can be found in Figures 5, 5a, 5b and 5c. Here the floor is perforated with several openings. A bottom 12 is imperforate and can serve as an ashtray. The perforation at the bottom of the tubular insertion slots 10 may also be designed differently, as shown in Figures 11 to 14. They are largely self-explanatory due to the large number of representations. The various vessels that can be adjusted are a cup Z with a conical outer wall, a beverage can Y with a cylindrical outer wall, a glass X with a curved outer surface and any other glasses that are not shown separately.

The central opening 5a corresponds to that of Figures 5. The bottom opening 14 in Figure 13 is designed differently than the perforation in a plurality of holes of Figure 5a. Here, a sieve-like soil structure is performed only with a hole, which is preferably arranged off-center, so that a set cup with conical wall structure, as it is the cup Z, not only below by a length-limited passage through the bottom is held annularly, but on the inner wall the tubular insertion opening is also held a piece laterally, which second holding position is axially higher than the lower ring, which axially supports the cup.

Cylindrical beverage cans can due to the reduced opening of the

Bottom opening 14 does not fall through, but stand on the remaining residual bottom 12 ', as shown in the example of Figure 14 on the left.

Due to the bottom opening 14, the tubes can be provided with a smaller axial height, as shown in FIG. 12 in comparison with the image of FIG. The

Height / depth of the tubular insertion slots is reduced and can be used to save material. Nevertheless, cups set in it are still reliably held (laterally and axially), even when there is a lot of wind on the beach, on the river or in the snow-capped mountains.

Claims

Claims.

1. Individually positionable tray as a cup holder above a substrate,

characterized by a two-part system, wherein

(a) a substantially straight mandrel (1,2,3,7) is provided, with a

upper (1b, 7b, 3b) and a lower portion, wherein the lower portion (la, 2a, 7a, 3a) for screwing or plugging in the

Substrate is adapted (lc; 3a ', 2a', 7a '), and the straight mandrel at a certain height (hi h ₃ ) above the end of the lower portion has a horizontally extending structure (4d, 4e) adapted and suitable as a support for a tray-like tray (5.5 ");

(b) the tray-like tray has an opening (5a) which extends over the

upper portion (lb, 7b) of the mandrel (1,2,3,7) is feasible to rest on the horizontal structure (4d, 4e) and held there to

become (6).

2. A tray according to claim 1, wherein the horizontally extending structure (4d, 4e) has a ring shape.

3. A tray according to claim 2, wherein the ring (4 d) has an outer dimension which is at least 40% of a diameter of a round tray-like tray (5).

A tray according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the upper portion (1b, 3b) thickens downwardly and the lower portion (1a, 3a) also becomes thicker in an upward direction, but an end thickness of the two portions is not equal below

Formation of a stage (4d).

5. Tray according to claim 1, which at the upper end of the upper portion (lb, 2b, 3b) has a radially expanding handle, in particular a handle knob (ld, 2d, 3d).

6. Tray according to claim 1, which carries no thread at the upper portion (lb, 2b, 3b).

7. Tray according to claim 4, wherein the step (4d, 4e) is at least partially flat.

8. Tray according to one of the preceding claims, wherein an area of the planar structure is operatively at least 20 cm ^{2 in} size, preferably 40 cm ² .

9. A tray according to claim 1, wherein the upper portion (lb, 7b) of the mandrel (1,7) is shorter than the lower portion. A shelf according to claim 9, wherein the upper portion (7b) is a mere protuberance for passing through the opening (5a) of the tray-like tray.

Tray according to claim 10, wherein a diameter of the elevation and a diameter of the tray opening (5a) are coordinated with each other so that the tray-shaped tray is centered on the horizontally extending structure and remains rotatable.

Shelf according to claim 1, wherein the lower portion (la) of the mandrel is provided with a helix (lc) in a lower tip region (la ').

Tray according to claim 1, wherein the tray-like tray (5,5 ") has a number of tubular insertion slots (10a, 10b, ..., 10f, 10g) for each at least one drinking vessel.

Shelf according to claim 13, wherein the one or more tubular insertion slots a sieve-shaped bottom structure (11) for the discharge of liquid, in particular

Condensation, have.

Shelf according to one of claims 1 or 13, wherein the tray-like tray (5) has a recessed ashtray (10d) having a closed bottom.

Shelf according to one of the preceding claims, wherein a plurality of tray-like shelves (5) are provided and these are stackable on each other in not attached to the mandrel (1,2,3,7) state.

Shelf according to claim 13, wherein the tubular insertion slots (10a, 10b, 10f) are in position on the

Tray-shaped tray to a transverse extent of the horizontally extending structure (4d, 4e) are adapted so that, alternatively or cumulatively, a side shift of resting on the horizontal structure

Tray (5.5 ") is blockable, a transverse shift of not more than 1 cm, or one

larger transverse displacement than this value is blocked, a centering effect when transferring the tray (5.5 ") over the

Upper section (lb, 7b) takes place.

Shelf according to claim 13 or claim 17, wherein the tubular insertion slots are at least partially comical along their height.

19. A shelf according to claim 10, wherein a thickness / thickness of the tray-shaped tray (5.5 ") is smaller than an axial height of the elevation (7b).

A tray according to claim 1 or claim 8, wherein an area of the sheet structure (4d, 4e) is greater than 10% of a surface area of the tray (5,5 ").

21. Shelf according to claim 20, wherein the area of the planar structure (4d, 4e) is greater than 16% or 20% of the area of the tray (5.5 ").

22. Straight mandrel (1,2,7) for an individually positionable tray according to claim 1, with

(a) an upper and a lower portion, wherein the lower

Section (la, 2a, 3a, 7a) is adapted for piecewise screwing or insertion in the ground (lc; 3a ', 2a'), and the straight mandrel at a certain height (hi h ₃ ) above the lower end of the lower portion a horizontally extending support structure (4e, 4d);

(B) the horizontally extending support structure (4e, 4d) with a

Minimum area of 20 cm ^{2 is designed} and suitable as a holding

Pad for a tray-like tray (5.5 ") to hold this axially at a constant height (hi h ₃ ).

A mandrel according to claim 21, wherein the upper portion (1b, 2b, 3b) becomes thicker downwards and the lower portion (1a, 2a, 3a) also becomes thicker in an upward direction, but an end thickness of the two portions is not equal Forming a step (4d) as part of the horizontally extending structure.

Mandrel according to claim 22, comprising at the upper end of the upper portion (1b, 2b, 3b) a radially expanding handle, in particular a handle knob (ld, 2d, 3d).

Mandrel according to claim 24, which carries no thread at the upper portion (1b, 2b, 3b).

A mandrel according to claim 21, wherein the horizontally extending structure has a ring shape (4d, 4e).

A mandrel according to claim 23, wherein the extensions are continuous without forming steps, while the single step (4d) is that between the largest radial dimensions of the two sections.

Mandrel according to claim 21, wherein the horizontally extending support structure is adapted to allow a stable self-retention of the only placed tray (5.5 ").

A method of releasing or joining a tray-like tray (5) from / on a mandrel (1,2,7) according to claim 22 or claim 1, wherein the tray (5,5 ") extends over the upper portion (1b, 3b, 7b) is placed on the horizontal support structure (4d, 4e), and / or removed from it.

30. Tray-shaped tray for a tray according to claim 1 or a mandrel

Claim 22, wherein the tray-shaped tray (5.5 ") has an axially continuous

Opening (5a) to be suitably guided over the upper portion (7b, 3b, lb) of the straight mandrel, and having a number of tubular

Insert slots (10a, 10b) is provided, adapted for a respective drinking vessel, wherein the insertion points each have a bottom (12).

31. Tray-shaped tray according to claim 30, wherein at least one, preferably all

Bottoms (12) of the tubular insertion slots (10) are sieve-like with at least one bottom opening (14) for the drainage of water or the insertion and only limited penetration of a drinking vessel (Z) are formed.

32. Tray-shaped tray according to claim 30, wherein a bottom not perforated recess (lOd) is provided, suitable as an ashtray.

Tray-shaped tray according to claim 30, wherein the insertion locations are arranged distributed circumferentially, in particular each of the insertion slots (10) is conical at least at the lower end portion.

Tray-shaped tray according to claim 31, wherein the one bottom opening (14) in the bottom (12) of at least one, preferably a plurality of tubes or tubular insertion slots provided off-center, in particular to the edge of the bottom (12) extends.

35. Individually deployable tray as a cup holder above a substrate, characterized by a two-part system, wherein

(a) a substantially straight mandrel (2) is provided, with a lower one

Section, wherein the lower portion (2a) is adapted to be screwed or inserted into the ground (2a '), and the straight mandrel at a certain height (h ₂ ) above the end of the lower portion of a horizontally planar extending structure (4f) has, adapted and suitable as a holding pad for a

tray-like tray (5 ');

(b) the tray-like tray with tubular insertion slots (10a, 10b,

lOf), and is adapted to rest on the horizontal structure (4f) and be stably held there (6); wherein the tubular insertion slots (10a, 10b, 10f) are adapted in their position on the tray-shaped tray to a transverse extent of the horizontally extending structure (4f) so that, alternatively or cumulatively, a lateral displacement of the horizontal structure resting on the

Tray (5 ') is blockable, a transverse displacement of not more than 1 cm, or a greater transverse displacement than this value is blocked, a centering effect of the tray (5') of the tubular

Insert slots (10a, 10b, lOf) takes place.

36. A shelf according to claim 35, wherein an area of the planar structure is operatively at least 20 cm ^{2 in} size, preferably 40 cm ² .

37. Shelf according to claim 35, wherein one surface of the planar structure (4f) is greater than 10%, preferably greater than 16% or 20% of a surface of the tray (5 ').

A tray according to claim 35, wherein the horizontally extending structure (4f) has a ring shape and the ring (4f) has an outer dimension of at least 40% of a diameter of a round tray-like tray (5 ').