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US 10,308,155 B1Granted
Versatile cup holder
OwnerDouglas Clineinventor
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Abstract
A cup holder for connecting to a cup and holding the cup. The cup holder comprises a retractable coupling that moves between a retracted position in a housing and an extended position where the coupling projects from the housing. In the extended position, the coupling is configured to attach to a cup or to a receptor associated with the cup.
Claims22
A cup holder for coupling to a cup having a receptor, comprising:
- a housing;
- a retractable coupling moveably mounted in said housing for moving between a retracted position in the housing to an extended position where the coupling projects from the housing;
- a spring disposed in the housing and engaged with the coupling and configured to bias the coupling towards the extended position;
- a retainer for holding the coupling in the retracted position;
- a locking structure associated with the coupling for locking the coupling in the extended position;
- and
- wherein, in the extended position, the coupling is configured to couple with the receptor of the cup.
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A method of employing a cup holder to secure a cup containing a liquid, comprising:
- a. releasing a coupling from a retracted position in a housing that forms a part of the cup holder;
- b. extending the coupling from the retracted position to an extended position where the coupling projects from an upper surface of the housing;
- c. locking the coupling in the extended position and preventing the coupling from moving towards the retracted position;
- d. inserting the coupling into a receptor associated with the cup;
- and
- e. securing the coupling in the receptor such that the cup and receptor are securely held and stationed by the coupling.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.