Patents by Inventor Vincent H. Bradley

Vincent H. Bradley 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: 6520366
    Abstract: Beverage container holders which typically include a single-cup beverage container holder, a dual-cup beverage container holder, a three-cup beverage container holder and a four-cup beverage container holder. The respective beverage container holders are each characterized by at least one container cup and a handle attached to the container cup, which handle is typically hollow and serrated or scalloped to facilitate non-rotatable nesting of the handles of two or more of the beverage container holders in either stored or functional configuration. The various configurations of the container cups on the handles facilitates selective positioning of the container cups of multiple nested beverage container holders, to enable an individual to carry a selected number of beverages using one hand at the nested handles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Inventors: Vincent H. Bradley, Roger D. Chafin, Charles M. Armstrong
  • Patent number: 6264026
    Abstract: A food, beverage and utility tray which includes in a first embodiment a plate section having downwardly-extending legs or supports and a flat area bordered by a tapered lip for receiving and supporting a plate. An intermediate section extends from the plate section and includes a downwardly-extending conical hand grip and a slotted cup holder. A stiffening and finger access indentation typically extends from the plate section, through the upper surface of the hand grip to the cup holder. A downwardly-extending arm rest may be provided in the plate section for engaging the forearm of the user. In another embodiment a supplemental cup holder may be included in the intermediate section between the plate section and the cup holder. In yet another embodiment two to four legs may be provided on the plate section and these legs may project from the lip extending around the plate section as substantially flat or slightly curved supports, or as frusto-conical legs extending from the plate section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Inventor: Vincent H. Bradley
  • Patent number: 5971139
    Abstract: A plate section includes a planar inner section, surrounded by a raised lip. A cup holder for holding a beverage container is attached to the plate section by an intermediate section. A hand grip extends downward from the intermediate section. The hand grip is hollow and provides space for tableware and condiments. Also, the hand grip has a plurality of serrations to facilitate gripping the hand grip. A plurality of supports extend downward from the plate section to provide additional support to the plate section when the food and beverage tray is placed upon a supporting a surface. The supports are spaced apart so as to extend downward on opposite sides of a person's arm when the food and beverage tray is held. A supplemental beverage container holder, including a pair of supplemental cup holders, connected by a supplemental intermediate section, may be inserted into the rest of the food and beverage tray. A supplemental hand grip extends downward from the supplemental intermediate section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Inventor: Vincent H. Bradley