Holder for a beverage container

• US 6,779,770 B2
• Filed: 11/18/2002
• Issued: 08/24/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fischer Automotive Systems GmbH & Co., KG (Fischerwerke GmbH & Company KG)
• Original Assignee: Fischer Automotive Systems GmbH & Co., KG (Fischerwerke GmbH & Company KG)
• Inventors: Kaupp, Klaus
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramirez, Ramon O.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SCHULTERBRANDT, KOFI A
• Application Number:
  US10/298,363
• Publication Number:
  US 20030098402A1
• Time in Patent Office: 645 Days
• Field of Search: 248/311.2, 248/314, 248/310, 224/926, 297/188.14, 297/188.15, 297/188.16, 297/188.17, 297/188.19
• US Class Current: 248/311.2
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 3/101 fixed
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 3/102 storable or foldable in a non-use position
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 3/106 with adjustable clamping mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 224/926 Vehicle attached carrier for beverage container or bottle

Abstract

A holder for a beverage container has two holding arms which engage around an insertion opening for the beverage container and are mounted so that they are pivotable in a lateral direction about pivot axes as pincers, and an adjuster provided for a size of the insertion opening and contacting the holding arms at points spaced away from the pivot axes and also keeping constant a spacing of the holding arms from one another at the contact points, the adjuster having an adjustable spacing from the pivot axes of the holding arms.

Claims

1. A holder for a beverage container, comprising two holding arms which engage around an insertion opening for the beverage container and are mounted so that they are pivotable in a lateral direction about pivot axes as pincers;

and an adjuster provided for a size of the insertion opening and contacting said holding arms at points spaced away from said pivot axes and also keeping constant a spacing of said holding arms from one another at the contact points, said adjuster having an adjustable spacing from the pivot axes of said holding arms, said holding arms having two control surfaces which face one another and a spacing between said control surfaces changes in a direction of said pivot axes of sail holding arms, said adjuster being arranged between said two control surfaces of said holding arms; and

at least one spring element which urges said control surfaces of said holding arms against said adjuster.

2. A holder as defined in claim 1, wherein said spring element is arranged so that its subjects said holding arms to an inwardly directed force.

3. A holder for a beverage container, comprising two holding arms which engage around an insertion opening for the beverage container and are mounted so that they are pivotable in a lateral direction about pivot axes as pincers;

and an adjuster provided for a size of the insertion opening and contacting said holding arms at points spaced away from said pivot axes and also keeping constant a spacing of said holding arms from one another at the contact points, said adjuster having an adjustable spacing from the pivot axes of said holding arms, wherein said holding arms have height adjustment means.

4. A holder as defined in claim 3, wherein said holding arms are mounted so that they are pivotable about a horizontal pivot axis.