Drinking cup and support
AssigneeProduct Research and Development
InventorJohn E. Zerbey
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Abstract
A drinking cup and support are disclosed for use on movable vehicles wherein the cup is retained by and removably connected to a base secured to the vehicle. A lid on the upper end of the cup is removably connected to the cup handle for retention thereby.
Claims7
Apparatus comprising a drinking cup having a handle, a plastic lid for the upper end of said cup, said lid having means connecting the same to said handle so that the lid may be manually removed from the upper end of the cup and disposed to one side of the cup while being retained by the handle, means for removably connecting said cup to a support, said means including a plurality of projections on the lower end of said cup, a base having means for fastening the same to a support, said base having means thereon for receiving the lower end of said cup, said base containing L-shaped bayonet slots, each of said bayonet slots being adapted to receive one of said projections, each of said bayonet slots having a detent for retaining a projection therein for minimizing a tendency of the cup to rotate relative to the base due to vibration of a support on which the base is attached, said handle having a generally vertical portion with ends connected to said cup, said means for connecting the lid to the handle being a tab integral in one piece with said lid, said tab being bent back on itself to form a loop about said handle, said loop slidable along the handle which it surrounds.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.