Beverage holder device

• US 7,207,450 B1
• Filed: 08/19/2004
• Issued: 04/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dirk R. Franklin, Stephen L. Olson
• Original Assignee: Dirk R. Franklin, Stephen L. Olson
• Inventors: Olson, Stephen L., Franklin, Dirk R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuomo; Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Maguire; Lindsay M.
• Application Number:
  US10/921,697
• Time in Patent Office: 978 Days
• Field of Search: 211/205, 211/166, 211/195, 211/196, 211/107, 211/85.23, 211/197, 211/172, 211/85.24, 211/85.18, 211/85.19, 211/74, 248/156, 248/161, 135/98, 135/99, 135/28, 135/38, 135/39, 108/25, 108/26, 108/150
• US Class Current: 211/205
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 3/44 Article supports adapted to be stuck into the ground posts driven into the ground E04H12/2215
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 3/04 with flexible roll-tops
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 23/0225 attachable to a plate, table, or the like

Abstract

A drink holder device having a ground support, a leg extending from the ground support, and a plurality of arms extending from the leg. The arms are movable between a raised and a lowered position. At the end of each arm is one or more beverage holders. A lock holds the arm in position when raised.

Claims

1. A portable drink holder device comprising:

a leg;

a ground support at a first end of said leg;

a plurality of arms mounted on said leg, said arms movable from a raised position to a lowered position;

an arm lock able to hold said plurality of arms in said raised position;

a plurality of beverage holders, at least one beverage holder at the end of each arm; and

a fabric top attached to said plurality of beverage holders such that when said arms are in the raised position said fabric top forms a planar surface;

wherein said fabric top extends around a plurality of drink holder rims.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein height of said leg is adjustable.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein said ground support is selected from a group consisting of a spike, an auger, a stirrup structure, and a hard surface base.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein said at least one said beverage holder includes both a wine glass holder configured to hold glassware having a stem and a well drink holder.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein each arm is comprised of two struts, each strut joined to said leg by a ring mount.

6. The device of claim 1 further including an accessory mount at a second end of said leg.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein said ground support is detachable from said leg, said ground support including a hammer point.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of arms is joined to a ring mount mounted on said leg such that raising said ring mount raises all of the plurality of arms.

9. A portable drink holder device comprising:

a leg;

a ground support at a first end of said leg;

a plurality of arms mounted on said leg, said arms movable from a raised position to a lowered position;

an arm lock able to hold said plurality of arms in said raised position;

a plurality of beverage holders, at least one beverage holder at the end of each arm; and

a fabric top attached to said plurality of beverage holders such that when said arms are in the raised position said fabric top forms a planar surface;

wherein each of the plurality of arms includes a bottom strut pivotably mounted at a first bottom strut end onto a ring slidably mounted on the leg and each of the plurality of arms includes a top strut pivotably mounted at a first top strut end onto a top of the leg.

10. A portable drink holder device comprising:

a leg;

a ground support at a first end of said leg;

a plurality of arms mounted on said leg, said arms movable from a raised position to a lowered position;

an arm lock able to hold said plurality of arms in said raised position;

a plurality of beverage holders, at least one beverage holder at the end of each arm; and

a fabric top attached to said plurality of beverage holders such that when said arms are in the raised position said fabric top forms a planar surface;

wherein each drink holder includes drink holder bracket and wherein each arm includes;

a) a top strut non-pivotably mounted on one drink holder bracket; and

b) a bottom strut pivotably mounted on one drink holder bracket.

11. A portable drink holder device comprising:

a leg;

a ground support at a first end of said leg;

a plurality of arms mounted on said leg, said arms movable from a raised position to a lowered position;

an arm lock able to hold said plurality of arms in said raised position;

a plurality of beverage holders, at least one beverage holder at the end of each arm; and

a fabric top attached to said plurality of beverage holders such that when said arms are in the raised position said fabric top forms a planar surface;

wherein each drink holder includes a rim attached to one of said plurality of arms, a bottom platform and a platform of straps attaching said bottom platform to said rim.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein height of said leg is adjustable.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein said ground support is selected from a group consisting of a spike, an auger, a stirrup structure, and a hard surface base.

14. The device of claim 11, wherein said at least one said beverage holder includes both a wine glass holder configured to hold glassware having a stem and a well drink holder.

15. The device of claim 11, wherein each arm is comprised of two struts, each strut joined to said leg by a ring mount.

16. The device of claim 11 further including an accessory mount at a second end of said leg.

17. The device of claim 11, wherein said ground support is detachable from said leg, said ground support including a hammer point.

18. The device of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of arms is joined to a ring mount mounted on said leg such that raising said ring mount raises all of the plurality of arms.