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US 5,664,718 AGranted
Drink holder
OwnerMichael P. Vineinventor
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Abstract
A beverage container receptacle which supports the container above its center of gravity. When used with beverage containers having tapered sides, compressive force between the receptacle and the beverage container restrains vertical movement of the container. In other embodiments, the weight of the container and its contents or a self-actuating latch keep the container within the confines of the receptacle.
Claims2
An apparatus for supporting a beverage container, comprising:
- a beverage container having a loop handle;
- a one-piece support member contacting said beverage container and suspending said beverage container without a bottom support to said container by contact around a majority of its periphery at a point above said beverage container's center of gravity, said support member being adapted to receive said loop handle;
- said loop handle attached to said beverage container above and below said contact with said support member;
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- a mounting bracket pivotally connected to said one piece support member.
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The combination of a beverage container and a beverage container receptacle comprising:
- a beverage container having a substantially cylindrical body and a loop handle;
- a one-piece support ring directly receiving and contacting said beverage container around a majority of the periphery of said body above said beverage container's center of gravity thereby suspending said beverage container without bottom support to said container, said support ring including a pair of pivots and said support ring being adapted to receive said loop handle;
- said loop handle being attached to said beverage container above and below said contact with said support member;
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- a mounting bracket having holes receiving said pivots.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.