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US 5,465,891 AGranted
Beverage container holder
AssigneeAladdin Industries, Incorporated
InventorJohn A. Bridges
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Abstract
A low profile beverage container holder having a base support for supporting the beverage container and a wall which extends around the base and thereby defines a cavity for receiving the beverage container. The holder is also provided with a wedging structure. In the preferred embodiment, the wedging structure comprises an annular rib disposed in the cavity and projecting upwards from the base support. Thus, when the beverage container is tipped, the annular rib contacts the concavity on the bottom surface or the beverage container and the container is thereby wedged between the annular rib and the low sidewall. A plurality of beverage containers which are adapted to be received within the beverage container holder are also disclosed.
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A beverage container holder, comprising:
- base support means for supporting a beverage container, the container having a base including a substantially vertical surface disposed inwardly from a container outer surface and extending upwardly from a container lower surface;
- a wall connected to said base support means and forming therewith a cavity for receiving therein the base of the beverage container, said wall being configured such that the base of the beverage container is loosely disposed in said cavity and removable from said cavity in a vertical direction without substantial frictional resistance, said wall having a top surface;
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- wedging means secured to said base support means for providing a wedging action upon tilting of the beverage container resting on said base support means, said wedging means having a top surface, said wedging means top surface being spaced a distance below said wall top surface such that wedging between at least the substantially vertical surface of the beverage container and said wedging means thereby restrains the beverage container from further tilting and prevents contents therein from spilling;
- wherein said wedging means and said wall are configured and dimensioned relative to one another such that tilting of the beverage container in said cavity causes engagement between the beverage container and said holder at two spaced points of contact occurring at said wall and said wedging means, said two spaced points of contact including a first contact point located at an inner surface of said wall and a second contact point located at an outer surface of said wedging means and at a height a distance below the height of said first contact point;
- and said wedging means comprises a rib disposed in said cavity and projecting upwards from said base support means.
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A beverage container holder, comprising:
- base support means for supporting a beverage container, the container having a base including a substantially vertical surface disposed inwardly from a container outer surface and extending upwardly form a container lower surface;
- a wall connected to said base support means and forming therewith a cavity for receiving therein the base of the container, said wall having a top surface;
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- wedging means secured to said base support means and having a top surface, said wedging means top surface being spaced a distance below said wall top surface for providing a wedging action against at least the substantially vertical surface of the container when the container resting in said cavity is tilted about a vertical axis thereof and to thereby restrain the container from further tilting and prevent contents therein from spilling;
- wherein said wedging means and said wall are configured and dimensioned relative to one another such that the base of the container is loosely disposed in said holder and removable from said holder in a vertical direction without substantial frictional resistance but tilting of the container causes an engagement between the container and said holder at two spaced points of contact, said two spaced points of contact including a first contact point located at an inner surface of said wall and a second contact point located at an outer surface of said wedging means and at a height a distance below the height of said first contact point;
- and said wedging means comprises a rib disposed in said cavity and projecting upward from said base support means and said wedging means.
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A beverage container holder, comprising:
- base support means for supporting a container, the container having a base including a substantially vertical surface disposed inwardly from a container outer surface and extending upwardly from a container lower surface;
- a wall connected to said base support means and forming therewith a cavity for receiving therein the base of the container, said wall having a top surface;
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- wedging means secured to said base support means and having a top surface, said wedging means top surface being spaced a distance below said wall top surface for providing a wedging action upon tilting of the container resting on said base support means, such that wedging between at least the substantially vertical surface of the container and said wedging means thereby restrains the container from further tilting;
- wherein said wedging means and said wall are dimensioned relative to one another such that the base of the container is loosely disposed in the cavity and removable from the cavity in a vertical direction without substantial frictional resistance but tilting of the container in the cavity causes engagement between the container and said holder at two spaced points of contact, said two spaced points of contact including a first contact point located at an inner surface of said wall and a second contact point located at an outer surface of said wedging means and at a height a distance below the height of said first contact point;
- and said wedging means comprises a rib disposed in said cavity and projecting upward from said base support means.
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A beverage container holder, comprising:
- a base support having a base surface configured to support a container, the container having a base including a substantially vertical surface disposed inwardly from a container outer surface and extending upwardly from a container lower surface;
- a wall connected to said base support and forming therewith a cavity for receiving therein the base of the container, said wall having a top surface;
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- a wedging rib secured to said base support and having a top surface, said wedging rib top surface being spaced a distance below said wall top surface, said wedging ribs and said wall being configured and dimensioned relative to each other such that the container when supported by said base support is loosely disposed in said cavity and removable from said holder in a vertical direction without substantial frictional resistance and such that tilting of the container in said cavity causes engagement between the container and said holder at two spaced points of contact and thereby prevents further tilting of the container, said two spaced points of contact including a first contact point located at an inner surface of said wall and a second contact point located at an outer surface of said wedging rib and at a height a distance below the height of said first contact point.
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