Holder for beverage container
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorJoerg Stephan
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Abstract
A foldable holder for a beverage container comprises a fastening plate, a supporting ring coupled pivotably to the fastening plate, a holding bracket coupled pivotably to the fastening plate, and a supporting plate coupled pivotably to the holding bracket. The supporting ring and the holding bracket share a pivot axis extending from the fastening plate. The supporting plate is coupled to a remote end of the holding bracket so as to be pivotable counter to a pivoting direction of the supporting ring. The holding bracket and the supporting plate are disposed radially within the supporting ring when folded into a retracted state.
Claims5
A foldable holder for a beverage container comprising:
- a fastening plate having a substantially planar shape adapted for vertical mounting;
- a supporting ring coupled pivotably to the fastening plate;
- a holding bracket having a first end coupled pivotably to the fastening plate;
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- a supporting plate coupled pivotably to a second end of the holding bracket and extending a length substantially the same as a length of the holding bracket;
- wherein the supporting ring and the holding bracket share a pivot axis extending from the fastening plate;
- wherein the supporting plate is coupled to a remote end of the holding bracket so as to be pivotable counter to a pivoting direction of the supporting ring;
- wherein the holding bracket and the supporting plate are disposed radially within the supporting ring when folded into a retracted state;
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- wherein the holding bracket selectably holds the supporting plate in three positions including 1) flush against the fastening plate, 2) in a plane perpendicular to both the fastening plate and the holding bracket and which is below the pivot axis, and 3) in a plane perpendicular to the fastening plate which includes the pivot axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.