Beverage container holder
AssigneePost Primitive Technology, Inc.
InventorPaul R. Mason
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Abstract
A beverage container holder to be removably attached to an armrest of a chair includes an arm member and a receptacle on one end of the arm member to receive and support a beverage container in a stable manner. A flexible, generally U-shaped retainer is on the opposite end of the arm member and is configured to engage the armrest to secure the beverage container holder to the armrest. The receptacle includes a base, at least one upright wall extending generally about the periphery of the base and a slot provided in the upright wall. The slot extends downwardly from an upper rim of the upright wall to the base and also extends partially across the base.
Claims17
A beverage container holder to be removably attached to an armrest of a chair, said armrest having a generally vertical sidewall and a generally horizontal top extending from said sidewall, said holder being formed of a unitary piece of material and comprising:
- an arm member to overlie said armrest top and extend generally at a right angle a length of to said armrest;
- a receptacle at one end of said arm member to receive and support a beverage container;
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- a generally U-shaped flexible retainer at an opposite end of said arm member, said flexible retainer including a pair of arms joined by a bight, one of said arms depending from said arm member, the other of said arms being positioned beneath said arm member and being free of said arm member, said arms being moveable relative to one another to accommodate said sidewall when said sidewall is inserted between said other arm and an undersurface of said arm member and said arm member is pivoted to overlie the armrest top thereby to position said sidewall between said arms and attach said beverage container holder to said armrest.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.