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US 2013/0200089 A1Published application
Weighted Portable Beverage Container Support
OwnerWil Vidal, Mary Vidalinventors
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Abstract
A beverage container support assembly having an engagement device that removably cooperates with a beverage container and a counterweight secured to the engagement device. The engagement device is constructed of a flexible material and encloses a plurality of particles to allow the flexible material to contour to an underlying surface while maintaining a substantially upright orientation of a beverage container engaged with the engagement device.
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A beverage support comprising:
- a jacket formed of an insulating material and shaped to removably cooperate with a beverage container, the jacket having an open end configured to receive a beverage container and a support end opposite the open end;
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- a counterweight secured to the support end of the jacket, the counterweight including a shell that is flexible and a plurality of particles that are contained in the shell, the plurality of particles being moveable relative to one another and the shell;
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- wherein the shell is defined by a body portion and a plurality of projections that extend in outward radial directions relative to the body portion such that a space is formed between adjacent projections and each projection is independently movable in a plurality of directions relative to other projections for conforming to non-planar support surfaces.
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A beverage container counterweight assembly comprising:
- an interface configured to removably cooperate with a beverage container;
- a flexible container secured to the interface and extending beyond a vertical footprint of the interface, the flexible container being defined by a body portion and a plurality of lobe portions wherein adjacent lobe portions are separated by a space so that each of the plurality of lobes is independently movable in opposite lateral directions and opposite vertical directions relative to others of the plurality of lobe portions to conform to a shape of an underlying structure;
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- a plurality of particles enclosed by the container, at least a portion of the plurality of particles being moveable relative to each other and the container to allow the container to contour to the shape of the underlying structure.
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A method of forming a beverage container support assembly comprising:
- forming an engagement device shaped to cooperate with a beverage container;
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- securing a flexible container that has a vertical footprint that is larger than a footprint of the engagement device to the engagement device;
- shaping the flexible container to include a body portion that generally underlies the engagement device and a plurality of projections that extend in outward radial directions from the body portion and are each independently movable in at least three directions relative to the body portion;
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- enclosing a plurality of particles in the container and separating adjacent ejections with a space so that the flexible container and the plurality of projections can contour to an underlying support surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.