Cup holding device
AssigneeNifco Inc.
InventorHiroyuki Nakaya
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Abstract
A cup holding device includes a holding main frame provided with vertical inserting holes, a holding member rotatably assembled to the holding main frame through engagements between axles and axle holes, and an urging spring for rotatably urging the holding member. The axles are disposed on the holding main frame with a space therebetween. A section of each axle has a non-circular shape. The axle holes are provided on the holding member corresponding to the respective axles. Each axle hole includes an introducing opening, and an engaging hole portion for preventing the axle from coming out by receiving the axle through the opening and rotating the holding member by a predetermined angle.
Claims6
A cup holding device for holding a container, comprising:
- a holding main frame having at least one vertical inserting hole,
- at least one holding member rotatably attached to the holding main frame,
- at least one urging spring for rotatably urging the holding member so that the holding member supports the container inserted into the vertical inserting hole,
- a pair of axles disposed on the holding main frame with a space therebetween and having a non-circular vertical section, and
- a pair of axle holes disposed on the holding member for receiving the pair of the axles therein, each of said axle holes including an introducing opening for allowing one of the axles to be inserted therein in a specific angle, and an engaging hole portion communicating with the introducing opening for receiving the one of the axles passing through the introducing opening, said engaging hole rotatably supporting the one of the axles while preventing the one of the axles from coming off when the holding member is rotated therein for more than the specific angle.
A cup holding device according to claim. 1, wherein said holding member includes a front end for abutting against a side surface of the container, and base portions extending in a direction away from the front end and located at two lateral sides thereof, said base portions having the pair of the axle holes, said urging spring being disposed between the base portions in a state where the pair of the axles engages the pair of the axle holes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.