Supports – Brackets – Article holding means
Patent
1990-02-14
1991-10-08
Chin-Shue, Alvin C.
Supports
Brackets
Article holding means
248310, 2483162, 248154, A47K 108
Patent
active
050547330
ABSTRACT:
An adjustable support device particularly adapted for use in a vehicle for removably securing therein an open container to prevent the spillage of the contents thereof. The support device includes a pair of adjacent ring members secured together so as to prevent separation thereof while allowing for relative rotation about a common central axis. In one embodiment of the invention, the lower ring member is defined by the upper portion of a base member which also defines a horizontal beverage container support surface and a non-skid lower bottom surface adapted to rest on a horizontal surface in a vehicle. A plurality of equidistantly spaced gripping members comprised of a pair of arcuate portions joined at their inwardly projecting ends by one or more hinges are carried by and disposed about and between the ring members, such that upon imparting relative rotation to the ring members, the gripping members are caused to pivot about their centrally disposed hinges and project radially inwardly of the ring members to abut and secure a beverage container within the ring members opposite relative rotation of the ring members causes the gripping members to pivot about their hinges in an opposite direction and retract radially outwardly to release the beverage container.
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