Portable cup holder with adjustable cup retainer
AssigneeHoldit, Inc., L.L.C.
InventorsWilliam Thompson, Thomas J. O'Brien, Donald L. Rohrs
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Abstract
A cup-holder is provided for portable use at football games, theaters, or the like. The cup-holder is securely fastened to a top surface of an arm rest of a seat at the game. The holder includes a base having flat top and bottom surfaces. The bottom surface of the base rests flush against the seat arm rest or may fit over the arm rest. The top of the base is flat to allow the user to rest his/her arm thereon. The holder includes a cup receptacle formed from adjacent, contiguous rings which are separated with a flexible bridge. VELCRO fastening tape straps are used to secure the holder to the arm rest. Also, the top surface of the base may include indicia such as a team logo, name, team schedule, etc.
Claims12
A cup holder for releasable attachment to an armrest, said cup holder comprising:
- an elongated base having a bottom surface for adjoining a top surface of said armrest, and front and back ends;
- at least one flexible securing strap, having one end securely affixed to said base proximate one of said front and back ends thereof and a second end for securing said base to said armrest;
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- a cup retainer formed upon said front end of said base, said cup retainer including first and second partial rings formed contiguous with, and overlapping, one another, said first and second rings differing in diameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.