Commuter mug and holder assembly

Abstract

A commuter mug and holder assembly connectable onto the door of an automobile to supply a hot beverage to the driver or an occupant of the vehicle in the course of travel. The mug is formed by a container for the beverage and a removable lid therefor, the lid being divided into front and rear semi-circular sections each having an arcuate wall, below which is a flexible shutter disc hinged to the rear section thereof to normally seal the container whereby when the disc is deflected it then creates an outlet for the beverage in the front section whose arcuate wall is curved toward the outlet to define a drinking spoon. Pivoted on the wall of the rear section is actuator having lugs projecting therefrom to engage the disc whereby when the actuator is depressed by a user holding the mug, the disc is deflected so that the user may then drink from the drinking spoon the beverage flowing out of the outlet. The holder includes a socket to receive the mug and a flexible strap extending from the rear of the socket and terminating in a hook. The hook is insertable into the narrow space between the door window and the door panel whereby the strap accommodates the holder to this panel regardless of its thickness, and act to maintain the socketed mug upright.

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