US20110174831A1 - Holder for a container - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N3/00—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for
- B60N3/10—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for of receptacles for food or beverages, e.g. refrigerated
- B60N3/105—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for of receptacles for food or beverages, e.g. refrigerated for receptables of different size or shape
- B60N3/108—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for of receptacles for food or beverages, e.g. refrigerated for receptables of different size or shape with resilient holding elements
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N3/00—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for
- B60N3/10—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for of receptacles for food or beverages, e.g. refrigerated
- B60N3/101—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for of receptacles for food or beverages, e.g. refrigerated fixed
Abstract
The article of manufacture is a container holder for use primarily in a vehicle. The holder has a base with a ridge that almost completely encircles the base. The ridge almost completely encircles a container shaped cavity in the base. Along the sides of the cavity, C shaped clamping devices are attached. The C shaped clamping devices are of sufficient strength so that when a container is placed within the cavity the container will be held securely within the cavity by the C shaped clamping devices. The base is attached to a vehicle by screws passing through openings in the bottom of the base.
Description
- This application claims the benefit of provisional patent application No. 61/296,577, filed Jan. 20, 2010.
- This invention relates to the field of drink holders in vehicles and boats and more particularly for holders in the vehicles and boats for vacuum bottle or similar type containers.
- Holders for items in a vehicle have greatly increased in the past few years. Holders for items such as cup, maps, change, etc. are found in most cars. These holders have not however expanded into vehicles for the work environment such as construction equipment and commercial truck. The reason for this is that the holders must be specifically designed for the type of vehicles and must meet the working man's need. Applicant has specifically designed a holder for the construction industry and commercial truck. The holder is designed to hold a vacuum bottle or similar container that is commonly used to carry coffee and other drinks by construction workers. Regular cup holders are not sufficient in a work environment. The applicant has designed a holder for a container that can be used for a vehicle in the workplace. The holder can be easily attached to a vehicle by a set of screws or other securing means. The holder has been designed to be easily manufactured and inexpensive. It can be made out of plastic by vacuum forming.
- The article of manufacture is a holder for a container that is normally used in a vehicle. The holder has a base with a ridge that almost completely encircles the base. The ridge almost completely encircles a cavity in the base. Along the side of the cavity, C shaped clamping devices are attached. The C shaped clamping devices are of sufficient strength so that when a container is placed within the cavity the container will be held securely within the cavity by the C shaped clamping devices. The base is attached to a vehicle by screws passing through openings in the bottom of the base.
- Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon a review of the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the invention. -
FIG. 1A is a perspective view of the features of the inventions. -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the invention shown inFIG. 1 with the container within the cavity. -
FIG. 2A is a perspective view features of the invention with a container within the cavity. -
FIG. 3 is a top view of the invention. -
FIG. 3A is a top view of features of the invention. -
FIG. 4 is a sectional view along line A-A ofFIG. 3 . -
FIG. 4A is a sectional view along the line A-A ofFIG. 3A . -
FIG. 5 is a side view of the C shaped clamping device. -
FIG. 6 is a view of the C shaped clamping device attached to the invention at point A-A ofFIG. 3 . -
FIG. 7 is a sectional view along the lines B-B ofFIG. 3 and a sectional view along line C-C ofFIG. 3 . -
FIG. 7A is a sectional view along the lines B-B ofFIG. 3A and a sectional view along line C-C ofFIG. 3A . -
FIG. 8 is a sectional view along line D-D ofFIG. 3 . -
FIG. 8A is a sectional view along line D-D ofFIG. 3A . -
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of additional features of the inventions. -
FIG. 10 is a perspective view with a container within the cavity. -
FIG. 11 is a top view of the holder. - This invention is directed to a holder for a container such as a vacuum bottle. The holder is designed to be used primarily in vehicles. The features of the invention will be more completely understood by referring to the attached drawings in connection with the following description.
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FIGS. 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 show one embodiment of the invention.FIG. 1 shows thebase 10.FIG. 1 also shows the C shapedclamping devices FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the invention with acontainer 16 held within.FIG. 1 shows thebase 10 shape. The holder can be used with a variety of different containers. For the sake of explanation, however, a vacuum bottle style container is used as a representative container. It should be understood that other types of containers can be used with the invention. In the preferred embodiment,base 10 is molded from a single sheet of plastic. In thepreferred embodiment base 10 is molded by vacuum molding.Base 10 shows aridge 26 that nearly encircles thebase 10 around its perimeter. Theridge 26 nearly encircles a container shapedcavity 18. The container shapedcavity 18, which is molded inbase 10, is in the shape of the container to be secured in theholder 1. Thecavity 18 should engage at least the sides of the container to assist in retaining the container in the holder. The cavity does not, however, engage the container to an extent that makes it difficult to remove the container from the holder.Ridge 26 encircles three sides of the thermos shapedcavity 18. C shaped clampingdevices cavity 18.Ridge 26 does not enclose theend 20 of thecavity 18. Aflange 24 extends from the end of the base 10 that is spaced apart from theridge 26. The flange provides a wider surface for theholder 1 to improve the stability when the holder is positioned on a surface. As shown inFIG. 2 when thecontainer 16 is placed in thecavity 18 the top of thecontainer 16 can extend beyond theend 20 which enables an individual who wishes to remove the container from the holder to easily grip the vacuum bottle by its cap and remove thevacuum bottle 16 from theholder 1. The C shaped clampingdevices container 16. The C shaped clamping devices are designed to retain the container in thecavity 18 until it is desired to remove the container. The C shaped clampingdevices container 16 to be positioned in and removed from thecavity 18. -
FIG. 1A is a perspective view of second embodiment of the invention.FIG. 1A shows the shape of thebase 11.FIG. 1A also shows the C shaped clampingdevices devices FIG. 2A is the perspective view of the second embodiment of the invention shown inFIG. 1A with thecontainer 16 held within. As in thefirst embodiment base 11 is molded from a single sheet of plastic. In thepreferred embodiment base 11 is molded by vacuum molding.Base 11 shows aridge 27 that completely encircles thebase 11 around its parameter.Ridge 27 completely encirclescavity 19. The difference between the first and second embodiments is thatridge 27 completely encircles the shapedcavity 19 in the second embodiment. The holder shown inFIG. 1A has a flange 25 that extends from the base 11 in the same manner as theflange 24 described with respect toFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is a top view of the first embodiment.FIG. 3A is a top view of the second embodiment.FIGS. 3 and 3A shows on the bottom of thecavity openings openings holder 1 to the interior of a vehicle. Other securing devices such as Velcro, magnets, two sided tape or other suitable securing means can be used to secure theholder 1 to a vehicle. -
FIG. 4 shows sectional views along the lines A-A ofFIG. 3 for the first embodiment andFIG. 4A shows sectional views along the lines A-A ofFIG. 3A for the second embodiment. As can be seen fromFIGS. 4 and 4A the shape of the section A-A in bothFIGS. 4 and 4A are exactly the same. The bottom 36 of the cavity at section A-A is flat. Thesides 38 of thecavity FIGS. 1 and 1A openings side 38 of thecavity bolts 46 or other securing means to extend through the C shaped clamps 12-15 to secure the C shaped clamps to thebase openings cavity cavity FIGS. 4 and 4A shows the shape of thecavity devices cavity devices cavity devices -
FIG. 5 is a side view of the C shaped clampingdevice 12 which is exactly the same shape as C shaped clampingdevices device 12 has a flat bottom 42 that fits against the bottom 36 of thecavities FIGS. 4 and 4A .FIG. 6 shows a side view of the C shaped clampingdevice 12 that is attached to thecavity side 44 extends upward diagonally to match the shape of thecavity diagonal side 38 of thebase 10. The C shaped clamping device fits against the bottom 36 andside 44 tightly. The diagonallyupward section 44 of the C shaped clamping device has anopening 22. Through this opening 22 a screw orbolt 46 is placed. The screw or bolt is also placed throughopenings side 38 of thecavity FIG. 6 . Anut 47 is tightened on the threaded area of thescrew 46 to hold the C shaped clampingdevices devices side 44 generally away from thecavity curved shape 54. At the very end of the curvedshaped clamping devices cavity devices hook 56. Thehook 56 provides a surface that can be used to hold the clamp to assist in the placement and removal of thecontainer 16 with respect to the holder. In the preferred embodiment the C shaped clampingdevices container 16 within thecavity devices cavity openings -
FIG. 7 shows sectional views along the lines B-B and C-C ofFIG. 3 for the first embodiment andFIG. 7A shows sectional view along the lines B-B and C-C ofFIG. 3A for the second embodiment.FIG. 8 shows sectional views along the lines D-D ofFIG. 3 for the first embodiment andFIG. 8A shows sectional views along the lines D-D ofFIG. 3A for the second embodiment. Section B-B is almost exactly the same as section A-A. Section C-C has around bottom 60 and the bottom 60 is higher than flat bottom 36 of section A-A shown inFIGS. 4 and 4A .FIGS. 8 and 8A also show round bottom 60 being higher than flat bottom 36. The reason for this is flat bottom 36 containsopenings FIGS. 3 and 3A for screws to attach the invention to the interior of a vehicle. The elevated position of round bottom 60 cause thethermos 16 to be elevated above the flat bottom 36 so as to not make contact with the screws that fit withinopenings -
FIGS. 9 , 10 and 11 shows another feature of the invention where asingle clamp 72 is positioned on thebase holder 1. Thesingle clamp 72 extends along a significant portion of thecontainer 16 and functions in the same manner and has the same basic shape as the C shaped clamp 12-15 previously described. Thesingle clamp 72 is held in place on either side of the base 10 11 with securing means that use thesame openings single clamp 72 has ahook 76 that is similar in shape and function as thehook 56 described for clamping devices 12-15. Thesides 76 of thecavity larger recess 70 to accept the larger onepiece clamp 72. In operation theholder 1 is secured to a vehicle using the securing means that pass throughopenings cavity container 16 is positioned in thecavity side 38 of the cavity and the C shaped clamp engage the container and removably secures the container on the holder. To remove thecontainer 16, it is necessary to displace the C shaped clamp to release the container from the recess. The C shaped clamp can be displaced by gripping the container and applying a displacing force against the C shaped clamp with the container. Alternatively, thehook container 16 on theholder 1 with sufficient force that the holder can be mounted in any orientation on a vehicle. The ability to position the holder in different positions greatly enhances the usability and convenience of the holder. The above detailed description of the present invention is given for explanatory purposes. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that numerous changes and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the whole of the foregoing description is to be construed in an illustrative and not a limitative sense, the scope of the invention being defined solely by the appended claims.
Claims (11)
1. A holder for a container comprising:
a base;
a cavity formed in the base, the cavity having a shape that is substantially similar to at least a portion of the shape of the container;
a resilient clamp that is positioned on the base, the clamp extending over at least a portion of the cavity, the clamp being disposed to engage the container and to removably secure the container in the cavity.
2. The holder of claim 1 wherein a lip is positioned around the base, the lip extending from the base and providing support to hold the base in a desired location.
3. The holder of claim 1 wherein at least one hole is provided in the base for receiving a securing means for removably securing the base to a surface.
4. The holder of claim 1 wherein a magnet is secured to a portion of the base, the magnet being disposed to removably secure the base to a surface.
5. The holder of claim 1 wherein the cavity has a shape that is substantially the same as one half of the container that is to be releasably held in the cavity.
6. The holder of claim 5 wherein one end of the cavity is open to allow the cavity to accommodate containers with different sizes or configurations.
7. The holder of claim 1 wherein the clamp is resilient and is positioned in spaced apart relationship with the cavity.
8. The holder of claim 7 wherein the clamp must be displaced to position the container in the cavity.
9. The holder of claim 8 wherein the clamp applies a biasing force against the container to securely hold the container in the desired position in the cavity.
10. The holder of claim 1 wherein the base and clamp are made of a high impact plastic.
11. The holder of claim 10 wherein the plastic is ABS.
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