Patents by Inventor Elaine Ruff

Elaine Ruff has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20080011925
    Abstract: A beverage holder for securing a beverage container to a support surface is provided. In one example, the beverage holder also insulates the beverage container. The beverage holder has a deformable base, which may be concave in shape. The base is constructed to act as a suction device to releasably attach the beverage holder to the support surface. A sidewall connects to the base to form a cylindrical void. Sidewall projections are spaced apart on the sidewall and extend into the void. The sidewall projections are constructed and arranged to frictionally engage the beverage container. In use, the beverage container is received into the void, and as the beverage container is pressed into the void, the deformable base suctionally couples to the support surface. The sidewall projections act to securely hold the beverage container in the void, while allowing air to escape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Elaine Ruff, Paul Aston