Patents by Inventor Andrew B. Cummins

Andrew B. Cummins 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).

  • Patent number: 8307966
    Abstract: A beverage holder for use with luggage having a pair of upwardly extending spaced-apart rails with a handle extending therebetween includes a beverage support member, a pair of spaced-apart elongated arms, and a pair of clips. The beverage support member has an open top and a bottom with an outer wall extending therebetween. The beverage support member is configured to receive a beverage container through the open top and hold the received beverage container. The arms extend upwardly away from the open top. A proximal end of each arm attached to the beverage support member. Each clip is at a distal end of each respective arm. The clips are configured to removably attach to the luggage handle. When attached, the clips are pivotable about the handle to maintain the beverage container in a substantially level position regardless of whether the luggage is in a tilted or a non-tilted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Inventor: Andrew B. Cummins
  • Publication number: 20120067683
    Abstract: A beverage holder for use with luggage having a pair of upwardly extending spaced-apart rails with a handle extending therebetween includes a beverage support member, a pair of spaced-apart elongated arms, and a pair of clips. The beverage support member has an open top and a bottom with an outer wall extending therebetween to define a length. The beverage support member is configured to receive a beverage container through the open top and hold the received beverage container along at least a portion of the length. The arms extend upwardly away from the open top, with each arm having opposite proximal and distal ends, and with the proximal end of each arm attached to the beverage support member. Each clip is at the distal end of each respective arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventor: Andrew B. Cummins