Chair having cup holder
AssigneeAdams Mfg. Corp.
InventorMatthew Goodworth
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Abstract
A chair having a cup holder within an opening in a chair arm is disclosed. A plurality of spaced-apart tabs extend from the chair arm into the circular opening, the tabs defining a selected number of gaps each gap being between adjacent tabs. A rotational stop is attached to the bottom surface of at least one tab. The cup holder has a cylindrical body which has a selected number of locking tabs attached to its outer surface. Each locking tab is sized and positioned to fit through the selected number of gaps. When the cup holder is fully inserted into the circular opening the cup holder is rotated until the tabs extending from the cup holder each engage a rotational stop. A spring tab may be attached to the chair arm below each gap to help position the cup holder and act as a rotational stop.
Claims6
A chair having a cup holder comprising;
- a seat,
- a back attached to the seat;
- legs attached to the seat;
- a chair arm attached to at least one of the back and the seat, the chair arm having
- a circular opening,
- a plurality of spaced-apart tabs extending from the chair arm into the circular opening, the tabs defining a selected number of gaps between adjacent tabs, each tab having a bottom surface,
- a spring tab attached to one end of at least one tab and extends below the gap between that tab and an adjacent tab;
- and
- at least one rotational stop attached to the bottom surface of at least one tab;
- and
- a cup holder positioned within the circular opening, having
- a circular bottom,
- a cylindrical wall having a top edge and attached to the circular bottom,
- a ring attached to and extending outwardly from the top edge,
- a selected number of locking tabs attached to the cylindrical wall, each locking tab sized and positioned to fit through the selected number of gaps and engage the at least one rotational stop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.