Combination cooler support and drink display device

• US 9,681,753 B1
• Filed: 12/09/2015
• Issued: 06/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Keith Rudolph
• Original Assignee: Keith Rudolph
• Inventors: Rudolph, Keith
• Primary Examiner(s): Nelson, Jr., Milton
• Application Number:
  US14/963,392
• Publication Number:
  US 20170164753A1
• Time in Patent Office: 559 Days
• Field of Search: 297173, 29718801, 297 35, 297 39
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 4/04 Folding chairs with inflexible seats
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/70 of foldable type

Abstract

A combination cooler support and drink display device combined with a cooler support includes a frame that comprises a pair of front legs and a pair of back legs. Each of a pair of beams is pivotally coupled to a respective front leg and a respective back leg. A platform, which is rigid, is pivotally coupled to each of the front legs and each of the back legs. The frame is foldable. With the frame unfolded, the pair of beams are coplanar and in substantial parallelism with the platform. Each of a pair of side tables has an inner edge hingedly coupled to a respective beam. Cup holders are positioned in the side tables. The platform is configured to support and position a cooler to dispense drinks into cups, and the cup holders are configured to store the cups prior to and after filling.

Claims

1. A combination cooler support and drink display device comprising:

a frame, said frame comprising a pair of front legs and a pair of back legs;

a pair of beams, each of said pair of beams being pivotally coupled to a respective said front leg and a respective said back leg, each said beam being pivotally coupled to a respective top end of a respective front leg and a respective top end of a respective back leg;

a platform, said platform being rigid, said platform being pivotally coupled to each of said front legs and each of said back legs such that said platform is positioned between said top ends and foot ends of said front legs and said back legs, wherein said frame is foldable and such that said pair of beams are coplanar and in substantial parallelism with said platform when said frame is in an unfolded position;

a pair of side tables, each said side table having an inner edge hingedly coupled to a respective said beam;

a plurality of cup holders, each said cup holder being positioned in a respective said side table, said cup holders being positioned in a plurality of rows, said plurality of rows comprising two rows positioned in each of said side tables;

wherein said platform is configured to support and position a cooler for dispensing drinks into cups, and wherein the plurality of cup holders is configured to store the cups prior to and after filling;

a pair of pivot plates;

each said pivot plate having a bottom pivot hole pivotally coupled to a respective said back leg; and

each said pivot plate having a center back pivot hole pivotally coupled to a respective opposing edge of said platform proximate to a back edge of said platform.

2. The device of claim 1, further including each said side table having an outer edge extending between a pair of rounded corners.

3. The device of claim 1, further including said platform being substantially rectangular.

4. The device of claim 1, further including said plurality of cup holders comprising from four to eighteen cup holders in each said side table.

5. The device of claim 1, further including said plurality of cup holders comprising eight cup holders in each said side table.

6. The device of claim 1, further including said plurality of cup holders comprising a plurality of penetrations.

7. The device of claim 6, further including said penetrations being circular.

8. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a pair of back supports, each said back support having a first end;

each said first end being pivotally coupled to a respective top pivot hole of a respective said pivot plate; and

each said back support being pivotally coupled to a respective said beam proximate to a respective opposing end of said beam.

9. The device of claim 8, further comprising:

each said top end of said front legs being pivotally coupled to a respective said opposing edge of said platform proximate to a front edge of said platform;

each said front leg being pivotally coupled to a respective said beam proximate to a respective said opposing end of said respective beam; and

each said top end of said back legs being pivotally coupled to a respective said beam substantially equally distant from said respective said opposing ends of said beam.

10. The device of claim 8, further including said top pivot hole, said bottom pivot hole and said center back pivot hole being positioned triagonally in said pivot plate.

12. The device of claim 8, further comprising:

a trio of cross supports;

one of said trio of cross supports being coupled to and extending perpendicularly between said front legs;

another of said trio of cross supports being coupled to and extending perpendicularly between said back legs; and

the other of said trio of cross supports being coupled to and extending perpendicularly between said back supports.

13. The device of claim 12, further comprising:

one of said trio of cross supports being coupled to and extending perpendicularly between said foot ends of said front legs;

another of said trio of cross supports being coupled to and extending perpendicularly between said foot ends of said back legs; and

the other of said trio of cross supports being coupled to and extending perpendicularly between upper ends of said back supports.

14. The device of claim 12, further including said front legs, said back legs and said cross supports comprising tubes, said tubes being circular when viewed longitudinally.

11. The device of 8, further comprising:

each said back support extending transversely from said respective said beam, such that a respective upper end of each said back support is positioned above said respective said beam;

a back, said back being rigid and substantially planer, said back being coupled to and extending between said pair of back supports; and

wherein said frame is unfoldable to position said platform to seat a user and said back is configured to support the back of a user, and wherein said side tables are foldable to a position adjacent to a rear side of said back when said frame is in a folded position.

15. A combination cooler support and drink display device comprising:

a frame, said frame comprising a pair of front legs and a pair of back legs;

a pair of beams, each of said pair of beams being pivotally coupled to a respective said front leg and a respective said back leg;

a platform, said platform being rigid, said platform being pivotally coupled to each of said front legs and each of said back legs, wherein said frame is foldable and such that said pair of beams are coplanar and in substantial parallelism with said platform when said frame is in an unfolded position;

a pair of side tables, each said side table having an inner edge hingedly coupled to a respective said beam;

a plurality of cup holders, each said cup holder being positioned in a respective said side table;

each said beam being pivotally coupled to a respective top end of a respective front leg and a respective top end of a respective back leg;

such that said platform is positioned between said top ends and foot ends of said front legs and said back legs;

said platform being rigid, said platform being substantially rectangular;

a pair of pivot plates, each said pivot plate having a bottom pivot hole pivotally coupled to a respective said back leg, each said pivot plate having a center back pivot hole pivotally coupled to a respective opposing edge of said platform proximate to a back edge of said platform;

a pair of back supports, each said back support having a first end, each said first end being pivotally coupled to a respective top pivot hole of a respective said pivot plate, each said back support being pivotally coupled to a respective said beam proximate to a respective opposing end of said beam;

each said top end of said front legs being pivotally coupled to a respective said opposing edge of said platform proximate to a front edge of said platform;

each said front leg being pivotally coupled to a respective said beam proximate to a respective said opposing end of said respective beam;

each said top end of said back legs being pivotally coupled to a respective said beam substantially equally distant from said respective said opposing ends of said beam;

said top pivot hole, said bottom pivot hole and said center back pivot hole being positioned triagonally in said pivot plate;

a trio of cross supports, one of said trio of cross supports being coupled to and extending perpendicularly between said pair of front legs, another of said trio of cross supports being coupled to and extending perpendicularly between said pair of back legs, the other of said trio of cross supports being coupled to and extending perpendicularly between said pair of back supports;

one of said trio of cross supports being coupled to and extending perpendicularly between said foot ends of said pair of front legs, another of said trio of cross supports being coupled to and extending perpendicularly between said foot ends of said pair of back legs, the other of said trio of cross supports being coupled to and extending perpendicularly between upper ends of said pair of back supports;

said pair of front legs, said pair of back legs and said trio of cross supports comprising tubes, said tubes being circular when viewed longitudinally;

each said side table having an outer edge extending between a pair of rounded corners;

each said back support extending transversely from said respective said beam, such that said upper end of said back support is positioned above said respective said beam;

a back, said back being rigid and substantially planer, said back being coupled to and extending between said pair of back supports, wherein said frame is unfoldable to position said platform to seat a user and said back is configured to support the back of a user;

said plurality of cup holders comprising a plurality of penetrations, said penetrations being circular, said plurality of cup holders comprising from two to twenty cup holders in each said side table, said plurality of cup holders comprising from four to eighteen cup holders in each said side table, said plurality of cup holders comprising eight cup holders in each said side table, said cup holders being positioned in a plurality of rows, said plurality of rows comprising two rows positioned in each of said side tables; and

wherein said frame is configured to be unfolded and positioned on a substantially horizontal surface, such that said platform and said side tables are substantially horizontal, wherein said platform is configured to support and position a cooler for dispensing drinks into cups, wherein the plurality of cup holders is configured to store the cups prior to and after filling, wherein said frame is foldable to position said front legs adjacent to and in substantial parallelism with said back legs, wherein said beams and said platform also are positioned in substantial parallelism with said front legs, and wherein said side tables are foldable to a position adjacent to said rear side of said back when said frame is in a folded position.