Cup holder table mount apparatus, and the like
OwnerThomas M. Nowakinventor
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Abstract
A table/tray is provided which is removably mountable into a standard beverage or cup holder of a seating armrest, and maintains the cup holder capacity of the armrest, while at the same time providing the additional concurrent functionality of a table or tray adjacent to the seating assembly. This table/tray is movable by rotation within the cup holder, or otherwise, to be shifted out of the way of the user's entry/egress motion with respect to the seat assembly. This tray/table is dimensioned and/or foldable so as to be stored under the seating assembly, or closely adjacent thereto in available space, and it can be used at multiple different locations within the vehicle or other structure of use, according to the availability of cup holder recesses to receive it.
Claims14
An apparatus,
- for the intended use of connection to an other article through a recess in that other article, that recess having a first function which does not include connection to the apparatus,
- the apparatus comprising:
- a connector portion, which is mounted into the recess without precluding the first function,
- a second functionality portion, which is attached to the connector portion, and provides a second function wherein the other article is mounted inside a vehicle such that the use of the apparatus when connected to the other article requires at least a portion of the apparatus to be also inside the vehicle;
- wherein the other article includes an armrest for a seating arrangement, and the recess forms a beverage holder disposed within the armrest, and the first function is for removably retaining beverage containers and the like, within the recess;
- wherein the connector portion includes a lower section for securing the connector portion into the recess, and an upper section for providing, at least in part, the first function;
- wherein the second functionality portion is connected to the upper section;
- wherein the second functionality portion is movable with respect to the other article while the apparatus is mounted in the recess;
- wherein the motion of the second functionality portion is rotatable within a horizontal plane spaced above the armrest.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.