Abstract: A vehicle cupholder comprises a generally planar support member that is pivotable about a horizontal axis between a horizontal open position and a vertical stowed position. The support member includes a first curved wall and a first retaining arm retaining a container when in a horizontal open position. A first retaining arm is pivotally mounted to the support member in a plane parallel to the plane of the support member. A first mounting bracket includes a cam-shaped outer perimeter surface in constant contact with first retaining arm. The retaining arm is slideable along the outer perimeter surface between the extended position and the retracted position. The outer perimeter surface exerts a biasing force on the first retaining arm as the support member is pivoted from the horizontal open position to the vertical stowed position so as to pivot the first retaining arm from the extended position to the retracted position.

Abstract: A device for holding a drink container, such as a cup, mug or bottle, of different diameters in the interior of a passenger car includes a coupling device, into which a bottle holder or cup holder can be inserted and removed therefrom, on the center console or on a seat. Other containers, such as a refuse container or tray can also be inserted into the coupling device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a holding device (10) for a drinks container. For space-saving housing of the holding device (10), the invention proposes constructing the holding device (10) as a recess (14), for example, in a dashboard (12) of a motor vehicle, and providing it with an ashtray (20) pivotable into and out of the recess (14). In the holding position pivoted out of the recess (14), the ashtray (20) closes the recess (14) laterally, so that, for example, a beaker (44) can be inserted in the recess (14). The invention has the advantage that the installation space for the ashtray (20) is simultaneously used also for insertion of the beaker (44) (FIG. 5).

Abstract: A washable container made from soft flexible material, including open-weave fabric, with a top opening and optionally removable straps with fasteners that allow attachment to cribs and other baby-holding devices, such as portable play yards, swings, highchairs, and strollers. The top opening is configured for insertion of a large adult male hand, and the container height provides an interior volume sufficient for storing approximately one dozen or so pacifiers, several teething devices, or other small toys that babies and small children often drool on, drop on the ground, cover with food, and/or otherwise need cleaning prior to being returned to them. Thus, unsanitary pacifiers, toys, and teething devices can be placed in a disposable plastic bag, clothing pocket, diaper bag pocket, or other temporary storage place, with a clean pacifier, teething device, or other small toy being instantly substituted from the readily accessible and conveniently located present invention.

Abstract: An improved holder for receiving a liquid-containing device and mounting it onto a magnetic accepting support or surface is provided having a foldable single unit wrap element with a magnetic means secured to the outer surface of the wrap element.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a display strip to hold commodity-containing bags. It can facilitate to make a process of attaching the bags thereto automate. It enables commodity-containing bags to be removed therefrom without having their appearance degraded. The display strip according to the present invention is utilized to hold and align a plurality of commodity-containing bags vertically for the display. It comprises at least a substrate layer and a sealant layer with the sealant layer containing an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and an adhesive promoting tackifier.

Abstract: A drink holder which may be used in a tree stand or attached to a golf cart. A T-shaped clamping element has a pair of differing width flanges permitting the clamping of tubular members having different thicknesses. The clamping element is bolted to a first member having a ratchet face on one surface which engages a second ratchet face on a second element to permit angular adjustment between the first and second elements. The second member has a ring portion interconnected to a secondary cruciform-shaped support which may receive a drink, such as a beverage can or water bottle. A secondary support is attached to a bottom surface of the cruciform-shaped support and has a pair of horizontally extending arms which can suspend a handle of a Thermos® bottle or lunch pail.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a cup holder assembly in which pivotal movement of the cupholder articulating arms is elastically inhibited by an over-molded TPE to sufficiently to facilitate infinite adjustment of the cupholder arms between fully extended and fully retracted positions for supporting containers of various sizes, without the need for spring or ratchet mechanism or a separate hinge for the arm to pivot, thereby providing reduced assembly and lowering the number of parts necessary.

Abstract: A glass holder for glasses having a narrow neck and a wider base has a vertically movable stand element formed so that a base of a glass is placeable on the stand element, at least two movable holding-down devices which are spaced from one another and in a holding position engage over the base of a glass standing on the stand element, and in a removal position are moved outwards, and a locking mechanism which, when the stand element has been moved downwards locks the holding-down devices against movement from the holding position into the removal position.

Abstract: A container holding device for use with a vehicle fuel filler cap used on a fuel tank. The device includes a spacer interposed the fuel filler cap and the fuel tank. A container support is connected to the spacer by an arm which extends outwardly from the fuel filler of the fuel tank.

Abstract: An aftermarket beverage holder for commercial beverage cans is adapted for mounting on the handlebars of a motorcycle or bicycle. A mounting bracket is adapted to be clamped on the handlebars. An open topped cylindrical can or container is mounted on the mounting bracket. The container is adapted for receiving a commercial beverage container such as a soda can. The container may be selectively mounted on or removed from the mounting bracket. An insulating liner is slightly larger than the beverage can for hugging the can and assuring that the can does not inadvertently become dislodged from the beverage holder. The system is designed such that the container can be selectively mounted on and removed from the mounting system without removing the beverage can from the container.

Abstract: An object holder assembly for a vehicle trim component has a vehicle trim body having an opening formed therein. A panel is movably mounted relative to the opening for movement between a retracted position and an extended position in the opening. The panel has a slot formed therein with the slot and the body being configured for receiving and supporting an object therein. The vehicle trim body defines a recess for receiving an object therein, and further can include a plurality of panels, each of the panels being slidably positioned within the recess for movement between the extended and retracted positions. Each of the panels also has a slot formed through a surface of the panel and each lower slot is successively smaller than each successively upper slot. The slots can have differently shaped slots formed therein and the plurality of panels can be stacked in a generally vertical manner.

Abstract: A bottle holder includes a bottle cage having a peripheral chamber to receive a water bottle, and having one or more orifices. A bracket includes one or more bulges engaged into the orifices of the bottle cage to prevent the bottle cage from moving up and down and sidewise relative to the bracket. One or more fasteners may be engaged through the bracket and the bottle cage to secure the bottle cage and the bracket to various objects, such as the cycles. One or more seats may be attached to the bottle cage, and each may include a cavity to receive the bulge of the bracket, and to solidly retain the bottle cage between the bracket and the seats.

Abstract: A compact container holder that comprises a housing, a door, and at least one arm is provided. The arm can be linked to the door through a linkage that can also connect opposing dual pivots. The opposing dual pivots can allow the container holder to fully open and close in one controllable motion, providing a container holder that simply and reliably opens and closes.

Abstract: A cup holding assembly for supporting a coffee cup and the like on the edge of a tabletop includes a container having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall that is attached to extends upwardly from the bottom wall. The peripheral wall includes a front wall, a back wall, and a pair of lateral walls. The peripheral wall has an upper edge and a lower edge. A bracket is attached to and extends away from the peripheral wall. The bracket is adapted for removably attaching the container to an edge of a tabletop. The bracket is positioned on the back wall and is positioned adjacent to the upper edge.

Abstract: A drawing device includes an outside case with a front opening, an inside case sliding to switch between a pulled-out position and a stored position, and a holder main member sliding to switch between a use position and a non-use position. The inside case includes a first locking member engaging the holder main member when the inside case is at the stored position. Through this engagement, it is possible to prevent the holder main member from sliding alone and allow the inside case and the holder main member to slide to the pulled-out position. When the inside case reaches the pulled-out position, the first locking member automatically releases the engagement to allow the holder main member to slide to the use position.

Abstract: A cup holding device includes a holding main frame provided with vertical inserting holes, a holding member rotatably assembled to the holding main frame through engagements between axles and axle holes, and an urging spring for rotatably urging the holding member. The axles are disposed on the holding main frame with a space therebetween. A section of each axle has a non-circular shape. The axle holes are provided on the holding member corresponding to the respective axles. Each axle hole includes an introducing opening, and an engaging hole portion for preventing the axle from coming out by receiving the axle through the opening and rotating the holding member by a predetermined angle.

Abstract: A holder for disposable medical suction tubes, common referred to as Yankauer suction tubes. The holder is adapted with a back panel for attachment to a vertical surface, an in particular, to an equipment column of the type commonly found in medical facilities such as an emergency treatment room. The holder is adapted to receive the sterile packaging of the Yankauer suction tube through a central bore in a supporting bracket affixed perpendicular to the back panel. A base plate secured perpendicular to the back panel below the supporting bracket provides a rest for the sterile packaging and suction tube.

Abstract: A cup bottom extension apparatus includes a shell, a bottom tray and a plurality of paws. The shell may be coupled with the bottom of a cup in an integrated or detachable manner. Each of the paws has a stud shaft to couple with an axle hole formed on the bottom of the shell so that the paws are in contact with the bottom side of the shell in a spaced manner. The bottom tray has a latch member on the top side to couple with a step opening formed in the center of a collar on the bottom of the shell. The upper surface of the bottom tray has a plurality of struts to couple with the slots of the paws. Thereby the paws are sandwiched between the bottom side of the shell and the upper surface of the bottom tray.

Abstract: A beverage container support for supporting a beverage upon a component of a flush valve for use in public restroom facilities includes a support surface upon which a beverage container could be placed as well as a depending skirt that can be used as a display surface for advertisements.

Abstract: A drink holder for disabled persons with the holder being adapted to be secured to a chair, wheelchair, bed, wall, etc. A cup holder is mounted to the outer end of an articulated arm assembly with the assembly being adjustable to properly position the cup holder. When a cup or glass is placed in the cup holder, a disabled person may move his or her head to gain access to the straw extending from the cup or glass in the cup holder.

Abstract: A lid opening device includes a lid body having a pivotal support part on one end thereof pivotally supported on a main body for opening and closing a part of the main body; an engaging member provided on a perimeter around the pivotal supporting part on the lid body; a spring device for urging the engaging member toward a direction in which the lid body opens from the completely closed position; a locking device for holding the lid body in the completely closed position against a springing force of the spring forcing device; and an engaging range restricting device for restricting a range of engagement between the spring forcing device and the engaging member. The lid body urged by the springing force opens at a specific initial opening position.

Abstract: A mechanical bracket is provided for providing enhanced quick release for attaching and detaching of a tank such as a air tank with respect thereto usually by emergency workers such as firemen and the like. The tank includes a secure clamping mechanism for firmly and fixedly and yet detachably securing a tank preferably vertically relative to a wall wherein two driveshafts are rotatable between a closed position holding the tank and an open position releasing the tank. A uniquely designed guide boss configuration is fixedly secured to the frame immediately behind each driveshaft to prevent lateral flexing thereof which normally occurs when a tank is firmly clamped therebetween. Each guide boss preferably includes at least one profile guide surface partially encircling the adjacent driveshaft to minimize flexing thereof and is spaced therefrom at approximately five to ten thousandths of an inch for controlling such flexing.

Abstract: A novel holder in the form of a structural volume for holding a container and a flexible strap coupled to the structural volume. The structural volume is made form a disposable unitary blank composed of a biodegradable material and having a central base with legs extending therefrom to form a cruciform shape. Fold lines are provided between the base and the legs that enable the blank to be folded into a prism to form the structural volume. A ring is attached to one of the legs remote from the base and has a tab for coupling with the opposite leg to complete the structural volume. A container can be carried in the structural volume and be supported on the base.

Abstract: A multifunctional tray in a vehicle armrest adapted to temporarily receive food and beverage items is provided. The tray includes a tray body and a beverage container receiving aperture defined in the tray body. A recessed bin is defined in the tray body spaced apart from the beverage container receiving aperture. The condiment container receiving aperture is defined in the tray body adjacent the recessed bin. The condiment container receiving aperture has a generally segmentary shape defined by a generally circular aperture wall and an intersection between the condiment container receiving aperture and the recessed bin. The segmentary shape is appropriately sized to selectively receive rectangular and circular shape associated condiment containers while permitting access to the associated condiment container through the recessed bin for removal of the associated condiment containers.

Abstract: A beverage container holder for a vehicle is disclosed. The holder includes an air vent portion, and a beverage container support portion movably but not removably disposed at the vent portion. The support portion has a first position arranged to permit air passage through the vent portion and the support portion in the absence of a beverage container, and a second position arranged to permit air passage through the vent portion and to hold a beverage container.

Abstract: During vehicle travel, a container can be pushed, pressed downwards and lifted, but not rotated. As such, a holder is provided that enables the removal of a container, by rotating the container about a vertical axis. The holder comprises clamping lugs that have a rotatable part integrated into the clamping lugs and snapped into an axial bearing of the clamping lugs. The rotatable part is designed in the shape of a cylinder, and is pressed into a stable center position by means of a type of torsion spring. The rotatable part projects outwards, relative to the clamping lug at the tip and upper side of the clamping lug, so that even when the clamping lug is deflected, the part can contact any diameter container. Furthermore, when the part is in a center position, there is preferably a sprayed-on elastomer or other rubber-like material forming a contact surface.

Abstract: A cup holder device includes an attachment base, a holder main member, and a holder arm formed of first to third arms. The first arm has one end part rotatably supported to the holder main member, and the other end part with a first placement portion where the container bottom can be placed. The second arm has one end part rotatably supported to the other end part of the first arm through a first link portion, and a second placement portion at the one end part. In an unfolded state, the second placement portion continues from the first placement portion to support the container bottom. The third arm includes one end part rotatably supported to the other end part of the second arm, and the other end part rotatably supported to the holder main member through a second link portion. Thus, the cup holder device can be made compact and stably hold a container.

Abstract: A support structure for bicycle bottles includes a three-dimensional supporting cage frame (2) and anchoring structure (6, 7) for securing to a bicycle frame. The supporting structure (2) has a rear post (3) with two arms (4, 5) extending from its upper end, the arms being substantially symmetrical and diverging from each other. The arms (4, 5) are at least partially bent upwardly, forwardly and downwardly in order to embrace the lateral wall of a bottle (B), the lower end portions (8, 9) of the arms converge and are connected to each other to form a lower appendix (10) directed towards the post (3) that is suitable to support the bottom wall of the bottle (B). The arms (4, 5) and the post (3) are positioned over a substantially cylindrical surface whose inner diameter (D) is slightly larger than the outer diameter (Ø) of the bottle (B).

Abstract: A cup holder device is a cylindrical container comprising a clustered arrangement of multiple abutting spring-containing two-piece pins vertically grouped within the cylindrical container for accepting and holding any size cup which depresses the affected pins. Two horizontal apertured walls support the pins and include small drain holes in the peripheral edges.

Abstract: In order to be able to initiate in a simple way the power adjustment of retaining arms of a device for holding containers, it is proposed to trigger control of an actuating drive initially by displacement of at least a bottom part of the holder, and subsequently by rotation of a container inside the holder. This permits unambiguous and intentional switch-on of the actuating drive inside the holder.

Abstract: An ashtray apparatus comprising a container, a cap member, and a handle assembly. The container includes a base and a surround member extending from the base. The base and surround member cooperate to define a cavity having an opening. The cap member is engageable with the container. The cap member and container cover at least a portion of the opening of the container. The cap member further includes a channel extending therethrough which permits communication with the cavity of the container. The handle assembly is releasably associable with at least one of the base and the cap member so that a user can selectively utilize the handle assembly.

Abstract: In a support device for supporting an article, particularly in a motor vehicle, wherein the support device comprises a support arm having at one end thereof a clamping element, the clamping element includes a cylindrical bushing of an elastic material for reception in a cylindrical opening and means are provided for expanding the bushing into firm engagement with the wall of the opening for securely supporting the support arm in the cylindrical opening.

Abstract: The invention relates to a drinks holder (10) intended for installation in a dashboard of a motor vehicle. The drinks holder (10) has a pull-out part (14), which is so guided as to be displaceable in the manner of a drawer and which is provided with insertion openings (32) for inserting drinks containers such as, for example, drinks cans, beakers or cups. The invention proposes providing, at the rear of the pull-out part (14), a pivotal part (22) capable of pivoting downwards, which, when the pull-out part (14) is pushed into a housing (12), pivots downwards so that the length of the pull-out part (14) in the direction of displacement is reduced. The invention makes possible a drinks holder (10) housing (12) of short dimensions, which in the direction of displacement can be shorter than the diameter of the insertion openings (32).

Abstract: A holder for beverage containers has a container receptacle for a beverage container, a clamping device provided in the container receptacle, the clamping device including at least one semi-circular retaining clip which is mounted in an upper region of the container receptacle, two radially opposite hinges mounting the at least one semi-circular retaining clip in the upper region of the container receptacle on a circumference so that the at least one semi-circular retaining clip is mounted resiliently and pivotally, the at least one semi-circular retaining clip pivoting out of the container receptacle by a spring action opposite to an insertion direction of a beverage container, and stop members limiting a pivoting angle in both directions.

Abstract: A cup holder device includes a case; a tray movable between a stored position and a pullout position; first and second supporting links movable upward with an urging force around base ends; and a holder. A front end of the holder is rotatably connected to the second supporting link, and a rear end of the holder is connected to the first supporting link to slide freely. The holder moves between a non-use position where the holder is stored in the tray and a use position where the holder moves up from the tray. The first supporting link includes projected parts projecting at edges of base ends. When the first and second supporting links move upward, the projected parts are arranged to move to contact the tray and push the tray with a gradually increasing force.

Abstract: An apparatus for use with a paper plate includes a section of overlap that is attached to a portion of the rim of the paper plate and an extended portion that is generally disposed on the same plane as the rim and which extends beyond the original size of the plate. The extended portion includes a circular cutout for receiving a beverage container therein. The extended portion includes a pair of beverage support members that are adapted to pivot beneath the circular cutout. A third beverage support member is pivotally attached at a lower end of each of the pair of beverage support members and, when disposed under the circular cutout, forms a shelf to support the beverage container. A modified apparatus is formed as an integral part of the plate.

Abstract: A scald-preventive disposable cup holder is disclosed to have an endless peripheral wall formed of paper material, a through hole defined by the endless peripheral wall and extending through top and bottom sides thereof, a -shaped cut formed in the endless peripheral wall for enabling a part of the endless peripheral wall to be turned outwards from the endless peripheral wall to form a handle.

Abstract: Lear 03961 PATENT9 The present invention provides for a cup holder assembly in which pivotal movement of the cupholder articulating arms is elastically inhibited by an over-molded TPE to sufficiently to facilitate infinite adjustment of the cupholder arms between fully extended and fully retracted positions for supporting containers of various sizes, without the need for spring or ratchet mechanism or a separate hinge for the arm to pivot, thereby providing reduced assembly and lowering the number of parts necessary.

Abstract: A single combined holding and carrying apparatus that is both permanently installable as a vehicle holding platform and removably attachable as by a belt to a user's person as a personal carrying apparatus for a cellular telephone or other mobile electronic device. The apparatus is formed of a thin-walled rectangular tube-shaped body molded of a resiliently pliable material, the body being structured with an opening positioned adjacent to one end and a closure adjacent to an opposite end, whereby an interior cavity of the apparatus is formed. The apparatus includes a lip structure formed external to the tube-shaped body and contiguous with the opening; a plurality of pliable fins formed as projections from interior walls of the tube-shaped body; and a pair of spaced-apart fastener apertures formed in one exterior wall of the body.

Abstract: A selectively deployable cupholder that incorporates the best aspects of the static and active component cupholder designs, composed of stationary cylindrical component and a movable cylindrical component that is telescopically nested within the stationary cylindrical component. When the movable cylindrical component is in an undeployed state, whereat it is fully nested with respect to the stationary cylindrical component, a low vertical profile is provided, suitable for drawer applications. When the movable cylindrical component is in a deployed state, whereat it is fully telescopically raised relative to the stationary cylindrical component, the cupholder receives beverage containers with a stable support as is required for the automotive driving environment.

Abstract: A cup holder and convenience tray assembly for a motor vehicle employs one or more support brackets that mount onto vertical columns at the front of the passenger compartment. The brackets have a clamp member with an vertical aperture of oval cross section which has a major axis oriented in the fore-and-aft direction. Each bracket also has a vertical socket positioned on the clamp member aligned along the major axis of the bracket aperture. The cup holder or similar accessory has a vertical pin that fits removably into the socket of the support bracket. Rubber petals help secure the beverage container and suppress rattling, and an embossed rubber member in the base breaks capillary seals. The convenience tray has a flat support shelf and a pin or pair of pins extend downward from a rear portion of the flat support shelf, each pin fitting into the socket of a respective support bracket. The accessories may also take the form of a vase, a cellular phone stand, or a picture frame.

Abstract: A beverage holder for adhering to planar surfaces. The beverage holder assembly pivotally attaches to planar surfaces utilizing a pressure sensitive adhesive, whereby the beverage holder assembly maintains an open top beverage container, placed therein, in an upright position despite changes in the orientation of the planar surface.

Abstract: An apparatus for securely retaining a removable NATO can that fits in a housing of the apparatus comprises a multiplicity of members for securing the NATO can within the housing. The housing has a vertical member and a horizontal member substantially perpendicular to one another. The vertical and horizontal members have a multiplicity of holes for mounting the housing onto a surface. The vertical member and the horizontal member are integral and respectively buttress a wide side of the NATO can and support a bottom portion of the NATO can. Two bent angular members are integral portions of the vertical member directed into the interior of the housing and also securely buttress two opposite narrow sides of the NATO can. The housing includes a securing member substantially perpendicular to the horizontal member for strapping the NATO can to the housing. The securing member is selectively lockable.

Abstract: A cup holder has a frame portion, a receiving portion and a housing portion. The frame portion has two insertion holes. The frame portion has a holding member for abutting on the external surface of a beverage container that is inserted in the insertion hole, thereby holding the container. The holding member is constituted by a central holding member and an outer holding member, and the holding members are supported to be individually rotatable and to be protruded inwardly from the periphery of the insertion hole, respectively. The arrangement is such that the degree of protrusion of the central holding member from the periphery of the insertion hole and the degree of protrusion of the outer holding member from the periphery of the insertion hole are different from each other.

Abstract: A multipurpose carrying tray includes a housing for containing items. The housing includes a top surface and a support base wherein the top surface has a depth. A drawer is disposed within the housing below the top surface of the housing. The drawer is smaller in depth than the depth of the top surface and is disposed above the support base. At least one opening in the top surface is provided so that an item can be placed through the top surface and supported by the support base. The tray is designed to be connected to a walker, and may be designed to be removable. By having an ability to remove the tray, the fold-up portability of the walker is retained.

Abstract: A cup holder and convenience tray assembly for a motor vehicle employs one or more support brackets that mount onto vertical columns at the front of the passenger compartment. The brackets have a clamp member with an vertical aperture of oval cross section which has a major axis oriented in the fore-and-aft direction. Each bracket also has a vertical socket positioned on the clamp member aligned along the major axis of the bracket aperture. The cup holder or similar accessory has a vertical pin that fits removably into the socket of the support bracket. Rubber petals help secure the beverage container and suppress rattling, and an embossed rubber member in the base breaks capillary seals. The convenience tray has a flat support shelf and a pin or pair of pins extend downward from a rear portion of the flat support shelf, each pin fitting into the socket of a respective support bracket. The accessories may also take the form of a vase, a cellular phone stand, or a picture frame.

Abstract: A holding device for a beverage container has a carriage displaceable back and forth in a manner of a drawer between an inserted position and an extended position in which a beverage container is placeable on the carriage; a first holding element which is movably attached to the carriage; a control track arrangement for moving the holding element in an upward direction when the carriage is being extended and/or back in a downward direction when the carriage is being inserted, and in a moved-up position provides a lateral support for a beverage container placed on the carriage in the extended position, and a second control track arrangement which is offset from the first control track arrangement in a direction of displacement of the carriage, for moving the holding element in an upward and/or downward direction when the carriage is being extended and inserted.

Abstract: A vehicle container holder includes a bottomless container retention section and a mounting section. The container retention section defines a container axis along which a container is received and rested upon the vehicle interior component. The container holder is manufactured from a single planar sheet of material which is formed to the desired shape. The mounting portion of the container holder slips behind a vehicle component adjacent a vehicle floor. The container holder therefore is not permanently affixed to any interior component of the vehicle. The container holder does not include a bottom and utilizes a vehicle component such as the vehicle floor as the bottom support for the retained container. Such a bottomless design provides greater ability to handle a range of container sizes and provides a greater range of adjustment/variance with respect to vehicle designs while simplifying manufacturing.

Abstract: A container holder/tray combination includes a housing for mounting to a vehicle. The housing defines a recess for receiving therein at least one container holder, a cover pivotally mounted to the housing for covering the container holder and housing when in a closed position, and movable to an open position. The cover has a surface defining a tray, and the container holder is movably mounted with respect to the housing and tray between a first position coplanar with the tray for positioning a container therein and a second position within the housing. In a preferred embodiment, multiple independently movable adjacent container holders are provided to allow selectable use of the tray area.