US 2013/0075351 A1Published application

Multifunction beverage container holder

OwnerMark David Luekerinventor

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Abstract

An apparatus including one or more beverage container receptacles for holding a beverage container in the upright position in multiple convenient and possibly unstable locations is described. Slender legs separate the beverage container receptacles from direct contact with the mounting or bearing surfaces and serve to damp spilling forces transmitted from these surfaces when the apparatus is placed in various horizontal or vertical orientations such as vertically between couch cushions; or horizontally between a bed mattress and box spring; or on a picnic blanket. Multiple stemmed and non-stemmed beverage container types such as wine glasses, coffee cups, large soda cups are simultaneously held. Additional storage space for personal effects such as digital electronic devices, remote controls or reading glasses is included One embodiment of the invention includes speakers, amplifying electronics and batteries for playing digital music from a users digital electronic device.

A portable multifunction beverage container holder suitable for supporting a single beverage container form, or simultaneously supporting multiple dissimilar beverage container forms, distanced horizontally and/or vertically from an adjacent support or bearing surface, wherein said portable beverage container holder comprises:

One or more removable elongated shaft structural supports having a first end with one or more adaptations for insertion into the beverage container holder in multiple horizontal and vertical orientations, and a second end adapted for horizontal or vertical clamping to, or insertion into, or bearing upon adjacent supporting surfaces;
A top surface and a bottom surface connected via side surfaces forming a beverage container holder housing, said bottom surface forming one or more elongated shaft receiving cavities enabling said elongated shaft first end to be removably inserted into said elongated shaft receiving cavity in multiple alignments, and distancing said beverage container holder housing from adjacent horizontal or vertical bearing or supporting surfaces, said beverage container holder housing oriented in a horizontal position when said elongated shaft is inserted into said elongated shaft receiving cavity and said elongated shaft placed on or inserted into a supporting or bearing surface;
At least one beverage container receptacle within said beverage container holder housing top surface, and said beverage container receptacle forming a recessed cavity adapted to receive a beverage container in the upright or vertical orientation therein, and said recessed cavity incorporating a bottom surface connected to a sidewall surface surrounding the beverage container positioned therein and connected to a surrounding top surface and adapted to hold a beverage container in a substantially upright position when said elongated shaft first ends are inserted into said elongated shaft receiving cavities and said elongated shaft second ends are inserted or rested or clamped horizontally or vertically into, between or upon the adjacent bearing or supporting surfaces.

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