Drink container holder

Claim 1

A two piece holder for supporting a beverage container or the like in an automobile having a window and a window channel with a first surface extending the distance between the window channel and a second surface within the vehicle extending from said first surface and angled downwardly therefrom within said automobile adjacent to the user of the holder comprising: an open conical housing; a bottom surface for said housing positioned to cover the smaller end dimension of said conical housing, said bottom surface including an opening therethrough; a normally planar hanger constructed of a substantially rigid pliable type material removably locked to said open conical housing by locking means with a distal end configured for insertion of a portion thereof between said window and said window channel for securing said two piece holder in a use position, said hanger being transversely bendable intermediate its ends so as to extend across said first surface and angle downwardly from said first surface along and against said second surface, and said hanger member selectively bendable and rebendable to accommodate length first surfaces, said locking means for removably locking said hanger to said conical housing comprises a bracket attached to the upper edge of said open surface of said conical housing opposite to the said bottom surface, said bracket including a slot therethrough for receiving said distal end by temporally distorting said conical housing adjacent to said slot and manually pulling said hanger member through said slot until the other end of said hanger member opposite to said distal end engages the bottom surface of said bracket, a lip on the upper surface of the other end of said hanger member engages the outer surface of said end when said temporally distorting said conical housing is terminated allowing said conical housing to return to its normal conical configuration thereby locking the hanger member within said slot.