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US 7,681,852 B2Granted
Vehicle cup and plate holders
OwnerCharles Mageeinventor
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Abstract
A system of multifunctional food and beverage holders for use in motor vehicles and other locations. The components of this system facilitate safe, convenient and flexible handling of food and beverages in automobiles and other vehicles utilizing tray/plates for holding food that can attach to a handle, rest on a flat surface or be secured in the vehicle by attachment to a cup holder adaptor that can be temporarily locked in a vehicle cup holder.
Claims11
A system for holding food and a beverage in a vehicle,
- the system comprising:
- a. a cup holder adaptor comprising:
- i. a tubular component for insertion into a vehicle cup holder, and
- ii. at least one support structure attached to the tubular component and configured for attachment to another component,
- b. a tray comprising:
- i. a generally planar structure having at least one recess for receiving and holding food and at least one opening for receiving and holding a beverage cup, and
- ii. attachment structure for attachment of the tray to the cup holder adaptor support structure,
- wherein one of the tray attachment structure and the cup holder adaptor support structure comprises a pin and the other of the tray attachment structure and the cup holder adaptor support structure comprises a bore sized to receive the pin.
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A system for holding food and a beverage in a vehicle,
- the system comprising:
- a. a cup holder adaptor comprising:
- i. a tubular component for insertion into a vehicle cup holder, and
- ii. at least one support structure attached to the tubular component and configured for attachment to another component,
- b. a tray comprising:
- i. a generally planar structure having at least one recess for receiving and holding food and at least one opening for receiving and holding a beverage cup,
- ii. attachment structure for attachment of the tray to the cup holder adaptor support structure, and
- c. a handle comprising a generally planar base attached by a riser to a platform adapted to be temporarily attached to an underside of the tray.
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A system for holding food and a beverage in a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a. a cup holder adaptor comprising:
- i. a tubular component for insertion into a vehicle cup holder, and
- ii. at least one support structure attached to the tubular component and configured for attachment to another component,
- b. a tray comprising:
- i. a generally planar structure having at least one recess for receiving and holding food and at least one opening for receiving and holding a beverage cup, and
- ii. attachment structure for attachment of the tray to the cup holder adaptor support structure, and
- c. a support wall comprising a generally rectangular, planar plate having four sides, at least one of which sides is penetrated by at least one slot and to which plate a pair of pins is attached on a pair of opposed plate sides.
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A system for holding food and a beverage in a vehicle,
- the system comprising:
- a. a cup holder adaptor comprising:
- i. a tubular component for insertion into a vehicle cup holder, and
- ii. at least one support structure attached to the tubular component and configured for attachment to another component,
- b. a tray comprising:
- i. a generally planar structure having at least one recess for receiving and holding food and at least one opening for receiving and holding a beverage cup, and
- ii. attachment structure for attachment of the tray to the cup holder adaptor support structure,
- wherein the cup holder adaptor support structure:
- a. comprises a generally horizontal tray support from which an upstanding tab protrudes and
- b. is penetrated by at least one generally horizontal bore adapted to receive a pin.
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A system for holding food and a beverage in a vehicle,
- the system comprising:
- a. a cup holder adaptor comprising:
- i. a tubular component for insertion into a vehicle cup holder,
- ii. a locking component for temporarily locking the adaptor in the vehicle cup holder, and
- iii. at least two support and attachment structures attached to the tubular component and configured for attachment to another component,
- b. two trays, each comprising:
- i. a generally planar structure having at least one recess for receiving and holding food and at least one opening for receiving and holding a beverage cup, and
- ii. attachment structure for attachment of the tray to the cup holder adaptor support structure,
- wherein each tray attachment structure comprises a pin and each cup holder adaptor support and attachment structure comprises a bore sized to receive one of the pins and a support surface for supporting contact with the tray/plate near the pin.
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A system for holding food and a beverage in a vehicle,
- the system comprising:
- a. a cup holder adaptor comprising:
- i. a tubular component for insertion into a vehicle cup holder, and
- ii. at least one support structure attached to the tubular component and configured for attachment to another component,
- b. a tray comprising:
- i. a generally planar structure having at least one recess for receiving and holding food and at least one opening for receiving and holding a beverage cup, and
- ii. attachment structure for attachment of the tray to the cup holder adaptor support structure,
- wherein each cup holder adaptor support structure further comprises an upstanding tab adjacent to the bore to facilitate manipulation of the tray/plate and cup holder adaptor when attaching them to each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.