Abstract: A cup holder (10) for nonrotatable holding a beverage container during mixing of the pre-frozen beverage ingredients therein is described. The cup holder is removably supported in a cup holder support structure while the ingredients inside the beverage cup are processed, such as by mixing by a rotating blade. The cup holder (10) has anti-rotational features (18) on its sidewall and/or bottom wall structures, so that the cup holder is restrained against rotation which would otherwise be caused by the action of the rotating blade or other processing tool within the beverage cup. In a preferred embodiment, a spirally radiating anti-rotation pattern is formed on the cup holder bottom for mating with a corresponding pattern on the cup holder support structure.

Abstract: A dynamic orthosis incorporating proportional resistance across a major joint connecting proximal and distal body portions (e.g., the elbow connecting the upper arm and forearm), includes a first orthotic coupler for grasping the proximal body portion for movement therewith and a second orthotic coupler for grasping a distal body portion for movement therewith. A connector connects portions of said pair of couplers and permits said first and second couplers to pivot freely relative to one another about the pivotal axis of the major joint. A resistance is disposed between and operatively connects the couplers for creating a bidirectional velocity proportional resistance in both tension and compression modes to relative pivotal movement of the couplers, whereby rapid dysmetric relative movement of the proximal and distal body portions is dampened more by the resistance than is slow controlled relative movement thereof.