Swinging cup holder

Claim 1

A suspension holder for a beverage cup and which comprises; a mounting member adapted to be secured upon a structural member and having upper and lower flanges extending in a generally horizontal manner therefrom, registering opening means formed in said upper and lower flanges, upstanding lug means formed around said upper flange, and defining therebetween a plurality of recesses spaced radially around said opening; a support member comprising elongated arm means, and joint means incorporating pivot means whereby a portion of said elongated arm means may be swung relative to another portion thereof, and a generally vertical leg at an inner end of said elongated arm means, shaped and dimensioned to fit rotatably within said registering openings in said upper and lower flanges, and an adjacent portion of said elongated arm means being shaped and dimensioned to fit between two adjacent said lug means whereby to secure said elongated arm means in a predetermined rotational position relative to said mounting means, and being adjustable between said rotational positions by raising of said leg means and swinging of said arm means into a new position between two further said lug means; coupling means at the free end of said elongated arm means; a hanger comprising a linear spine portion and an upper portion extending from an upper end of said spine angularly upwardly with respect thereto; releaseable hook means at the upper end of said hanger, being releaseably interengeable with said coupling means whereby said hanger may be suspended therefrom, and, a cup-holder secured to the lower end of said spine portion of said hanger, and said hook means on the upper end of said hanger being disposed generally axially relative to said cup holder.