Abstract There is disclosed herein a cup holder assembly particularly adapted to be secured to a variety of supporting surfaces which cup holder assembly is uniquely designed to support cups having downwardly converging side walls such as for example conventional paper cups or the like. The cup holder assembly includes a cup holding member having a generally circular opening provided therein which is designed to receive a portion of the cup in a manner so as to supportingly engage the side walls thereof. The cup holding member is designed to be supported upon a variety of adjacent surfaces by means of a mounting assembly. In one form the mounting assembly includes a support member adapted to removably receive and support the cup holding member in cantilevered relationship thereto and which support member is particularly suited to be secured to a generally cylindrical member such as the handle bars of a bicycle or the like by means of a strap clamp. Additionally, an angled member may be provided which can be inserted in the window slot of a motor vehicle and to which the support member may be removably attached so as to support the cup holding member from such portion of a motor vehicle or the like should this be desired. In another embodiment, the mounting assembly comprises a clamp member having a portion for clampingly engaging a surface from which the cup holding member is to be supported and another portion to which the cup holding member may be removably secured. In still another embodiment the mounting assembly may be fixedly attached to the cup holding member by suitable fasteners.
A cup holder comprising: a cup holding member having an opening therein adapted to receive said cup, said cup being supported within said member by mutual engagement of edges defining said opening and portions of said cup; a tab portion integrally formed on said cup holding member and projecting outwardly therefrom in a radial plane lying perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said cup, said tab portion including a slit extending radially outwardly from said opening through said tab portion to the outer end thereof; mounting means adapted to be attached to a supporting structure, said mounting means including first and second generally rectangular slots positioned in substantially parallel spaced planes, one of said slots directly receiving said tab portion so as to support said cup holding member in cantilevered relationship thereto; and attaching means for removably supportingly attaching said mounting means to said supporting structure, said attaching means including a portion received within the other of said first and second slots and another portion at least partially surrounding said supporting structure so as to removably supportingly attach said mounting means to said supporting structure without requiring alteration of said supporting structure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A cup holder comprising: a cup holding member having an opening therein adapted to receive said cup, said cup being supported within said member by mutual engagement of edges defining said opening and portions of said cup; a tab portion integrally formed on said cup holding member and projecting outwardly therefrom in a radial plane lying perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said cup, said tab portion including a slit extending radially outwardly from said opening through said tab portion to the outer end thereof; mounting means adapted to be attached to a supporting structure, said mounting means including first and second generally rectangular slots positioned in substantially parallel spaced planes, one of said slots directly receiving said tab portion so as to support said cup holding member in cantilevered relationship thereto; and attaching means for removably supportingly attaching said mounting means to said supporting structure, said attaching means including a portion received within the other of said first and second slots and another portion at least partially surrounding said supporting structure so as to removably supportingly attach said mounting means to said supporting structure without requiring alteration of said supporting structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A cup holder as set forth in claim 1 wherein said mounting means includes a support member engageable with said supporting structure and, said first opening comprises a slot for receiving said tab portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A cup holder as set forth in claim 2 wherein said attaching means comprises a strap clamp extending through said second opening and engaging a portion of said support member and adapted to surround a portion of said supporting structure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A cup holder as set forth in claim 3 wherein said support member includes a concave surface adapted to engage said supporting structure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A cup holder as set forth in claim 1 wherein said tab portion is frictionally retained in said slot.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A cup holder as set forth in claim 1 wherein said cup holding member is generally circular in shape, said tab portion projecting radially outward therefrom and said opening is circular and of a diameter less than the maximum diameter and greater than the minimum diameter of a cup to be supported therein.
Claim 8
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A cup holder as set forth in claim 6 wherein said cup holding member is fabricated from plastic.