US1464652A - Holder for glasses and the like - Google Patents

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Application filed January 2, 152% Serial No. 848,843.

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Be it known that l, JACK GREEN, a citizen o1- the United States, residing at Brookiyn, in the county oi' lings and State of New York, have invented certain new and Such holders are in common use especially at soda fountains. Up tothe presenttime they have been made of metal in which the glass looselyrested, This resulted in frequentbreakageoi' the glass especially when the attendant was Working rapidly.

According to my invention, a cheap, eflicient, light and sanitary holder is'provided which holds the glass firmly and minimizes the danger of breakage. I Other objects of'my invention will be disclosed in the following description and drawings which illustrate a preferred em= bodiinent thereof.

Figure l is a side elevation. Figure 2 is a vertical central section. Figure 3 is a top view. 7 Figure 4 is a section along the line H of Figure 2.

The holder is made of an elastic skeleton or network, the parts of which are preier- V ably made of a light sanitary material such as flexible celluloid which can be given a light attractive color and can be very readily cleansed.

In this particular embodiment, the elastic network is made up ofrings 1 and 2 of dil ferent diameters, and uprights 5, which are secured to the rings 2 by any suitablemeans known in the art. of celluloid working, such as a cement or th like. I

In this specificenibodiment hereinshown, there arethree of these uprights 5 having outwardlybent bases 6, but the number may be varied as desired. One of the uprightso is continued at its top into a bent in resil ient hook portion .3 which is continued so as to form a handle 4:. the bottom of which is secured to its upright nearthe base 6.

The rings 1 and 2 and the uprights 5 are resilient so that'when the glass 7 is pushed into the holder, the hook like portion 3 which'may be termed a retainer, yields sulficiently so as to enable the glass to be forced its walls.

into the position shown in Figure l, Without any appreciable effort. When the glass 7 is in place, the retainer prevents it from failing outaccidentally.

it the same tirne, the flexible members or the elastic net-work yield slightly as theglass is forced into place, so as to hold it th a frictional grip. Since the elastic uprights extend below the lowe most ring id "form an elastic support for the holder,

the buckling of the uprights which is caused when the glass is forced into the holder heads the rings and enables the glass to be slipped into position without too rnuch pressure against Since the uprights 5' slant inwardly, downward pressure upon them causes them and hence the rings, to buckle or yield outwardly. This frictional grip is so strong that even the retainer 3 were omitted, the holder could be turned upside down and even jarred a little without the glass 7 falling out of its position. It is to be noted that the celluloid n'iernbers of the net Work, and particularly the rings 1 and 2, are continuous, that is, they have no breaks or interruptions therein, and hence the yield of the network takes place because of the natural resiliency ot the material, and not because any part of the net work is free to more with respect to any other part. In prior devices made of metal, it was impossible to secure an efficient grip by jamming the glass into the device, unless the parts of these metal devices were movable with respect to each other. and they were connected by springs, etc. vices the thin glasses used'at soda fountains would breaki it were attempted to thrust them into. the device tosecure a firm frictional grip.

This holder is also more convenient to the drinker as the glass does not shift when it, is tilted towards the mouth ofthe user.

In metal holdersin' which the glasses loosely fit, such slight tilting'or shifting of the glass in the holder frequently results in spilling some of the liquid therein upon the dress of the person drinking it, especially when the glass is quite full. Experience has shown that the elastic celluloid holder grips the glass much better when the exterior of the glass is moist, which is usually the case at soda fountains, since the outside of the glass becomes covered with a thin film of In these prior metal dei moisture when the glass is filled with a cold drink. In thisrespect celluloid is far superior to metal. 5 i V I have described a preferred embodiment of my invention, but I do not desire to be limited to the details thereof, as other materialsmight be used and some details might be omitted Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:- I ,7 V 1. A'holder for glass or the like having .a series of resilient celluloid upright members the :said celluloid members "being so shaped that a glass can be forced therein, '15.

including uprights which'are connected to :each'otherso as to form an elastic net work which yields slightly when'the glass or'the- 1 like isf'forced into position and thenholds it with a frictional grip, one of the said uprights haying an upwardly turned portion at the top thereof which is continuedinto an outwardly curved: part that is connectedto the said elastic network, the said upwardly turned part being adapted to be forced out-' wardly when downward pressure 'is applied at-the said outwardly 'eurvedrcontinuation thereof; p

3. A holder for a glass or the like, comprising annular members of elasticmaterial and uprights of resilient material support ingsald annular members, one ofsaid upri 'hts bein bent in resilient hook form to oonstitute an inward'huinpv to engage theup per edge of a glass, the said upright being continued to form a handle for theholder.

" 4;. i i-b holder for a glass or the like consist ing of a series of continuous elastic members which can resist bending strains, the said -members including uprights which are inclined-towards each other at their bottom portions, the said members forming an elas tic network which yield slightly when the signature.

glass or the like is forced into position and then holds it with a frictional grip. v In testimony-whereof I hereunto afliX my JACK GREEN. i

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