Patents by Inventor Thomas Greim

Thomas Greim 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).

  • Beverage holder
    Patent number: 6622886
    Abstract: A beverage holder has a base part provided with an insertion opening for insertion of a beverage container, a displaceable holding element which is arranged in an edge region of the insertion opening and has a turning bearing so that upon turning of the holding element the insertion opening is adaptable to different diameters of beverage containers, an arresting device which holds the holding element in a corresponding turning position, the holding element having a displacement guide which extends transversely to the arresting device, so that by displacing the holding element in the displacement guide the arresting device is disengaged and the holding element is turnable, and a spring element which loads the holding element in a direction of the displacement guide and presses the holding element in engagement with the arresting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: fischerwerke Artur Fischer GmbH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Klaus Kaupp, Torsten Bieck, Thomas Greim, Inge Schierling
  • Beverage Holder
    Publication number: 20020100761
    Abstract: A beverage holder has a base part provided with an insertion opening for insertion of a beverage container, a displaceable holding element which is arranged in an edge region of the insertion opening and has a turning bearing so that upon turning of the holding element the insertion opening is adaptable to different diameters of beverage containers, an arresting device which holds the holding element in a corresponding turning position, the holding element having a displacement guide which extends transversely to the arresting device, so that by displacing the holding element in the displacement guide the arresting device is disengaged and the holding element is turnable, and a spring element which loads the holding element in a direction of the displacement guide and presses the holding element in engagement with the arresting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: Klaus Kaupp, Torsten Bieck, Thomas Greim, Inge Schierling