Handlebar mounted can holding device

Claim 1

A can holding device attachable to a handlebar for holding beverage cans of various sizes, said device comprising: a hollow body of sufficient size to accommodate beverage cans of various sizes therein with an inserted can projecting upwardly out of the body, said body terminating in an upper rim; a bottom surface of said body for receiving the bottom of an inserted can; yieldable means on said body for resiliently contacting the side wall of an inserted can around the periphery thereof in a manner holding the can against lateral movement in the body; clamp means for securing said body to the handlebar; a stanchion extending from said body above the upper rim thereof; a lid mounted on said stanchion at a location spaced above said rim for pivotal movement between a lowered position wherein the lid engages the top of an inserted can to hold the can against said bottom surface and a raised position wherein the lid is disengaged from the can to permit removal of same from said body; and detent means for temporarily holding said lid in the lowered position and in the raised position.