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US 6,648,290 B1Granted
Beverage container assembly
OwnerSandra L. Alemaninventor
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Abstract
A beverage container assembly for improving access to and replacement of beverage containers by children to decrease the potential for spillage. The beverage container assembly includes a main container portion including a bottom wall and a perimeter wall, which extends upwardly from a perimeter edge of the bottom wall, the main container portion is for holding a beverage container; and a coupling portion for selectively coupling the assembly to a support member such as a rail of a baby seat, the coupling portion is operationally coupled to the main container.
Claims6
A beverage container assembly comprising:
- a main container portion having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall extending upwardly from a perimeter edge of said bottom wall, said main container portion being for holding a beverage container;
- a coupling portion for selectively coupling said assembly to a support member such as a rail of a baby seat, said coupling portion being operationally coupled to said main container;
- wherein said perimeter wall tapering outwardly as said perimeter wall extends from said bottom wall such that a distal end of said perimeter wall having a diameter substantially greater than a diameter of a proximal end coupled to said bottom wall, said perimeter wall tapering to facilitate access to the beverage container;
- said perimeter wall being positioned such that a longitudinal axis of said perimeter wall is positioned approximately thirty degrees to a plane defined by a surface of said bottom wall;
- wherein said main container portion comprises a polymeric material;
- said coupling portion further comprises a clamping member adapted for selectively engaging the support, said clamping member being substantially c-shaped for facilitating placement over the support such that a first surface of said clamping member abuts an exterior portion of the support;
- wherein said clamping member being resiliently flexible such that said clamping member provides a clamping force for engaging the support;
- wherein said coupling portion further comprises a coupling member for spacing said main container portion from the support, said coupling member having, a first end coupled to said clamping member, said coupling member having a second end coupled to said main container portion;
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- said coupling portion further comprises an adjustment member for adjusting a compressive force applied to the support.
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