Lighted phone charger and cup holder device

• US 9,742,889 B1
• Filed: 06/07/2016
• Issued: 08/22/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cherokee Nation Entertainment LLC (Cherokee Nation)
• Original Assignee: Cherokee Nation Entertainment LLC (Cherokee Nation)
• Inventors: Rivera, Lana D., Ward, Peter, Satterfield, Kevin
• Primary Examiner(s): Rego, Dominic
• Application Number:
  US15/175,136
• Time in Patent Office: 441 Days
• Field of Search: 455573, 4555751, 4555561, 455572
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2097/003 Cable holders; cable organisers
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2220/0077 Lighting for furniture, e.g. cupboards and racks
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2220/0091 Electronic or electric devices
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 2200/08 Illumination
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 23/0216 for one glass or cup
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/22 with approximately constant height, e.g. with constant length of column or of legs F16M11/42 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/00 Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles heads thereof F16M11/02 ; undercarriages thereof F16M11/20 ; adapted to be stuck in the ground A45F3/44 ; sockets or holders for poles or posts E04H12/22; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles supports for measuring instruments G01D11/30; supports for casings of remote control switching devices H01H9/025
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/04 Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers

Abstract

The present invention is a vertically oriented device that is intended to be installed in gambling casinos or other areas where there is limited space. The device serves several functions. It is a holder for a portable telephone while the phone is being charged and when in use. The device is provided with electrical power via various types of charger cords and ports to charge a variety of phones or other electrical devices. It is a drinking cup holder that is lighted so that a drinking cup in the holder is clearly visible. It also has a directional task light located under the drinking cup holder that provides light in an area under the cup holder and adjacent the device'"'"'s supporting base to accommodate a cigarette ash tray or other item that needs to be lighted so as to be seen by the user.

Claims

1. A lighted phone charger and cup holder device comprising:

a horizontal base securable to a horizontal surface, the horizontal base is separate from other electronic devices, a vertical support post attached to and extending upward from said base,

a phone charging surface for holding a cellular telephone provided on a top of the support post,

an elevated cup holder provided on the post between the top of the post and the base, and

a plurality of electrical cables connected to electrical current via the base and extending to LED lights provided on the cup holder and to charging plugs and ports located on the support post adjacent to the phone charging surface.

2. The lighted phone charger and cup holder device according to claim 1 wherein the support post is hollow.

3. The lighted phone charger and cup holder device according to claim 1 further comprising:

the phone charging surface is angled and is provided with at least one u-shaped retaining member for holding a cellular telephone on an angle on the phone charging surface, and said u-shaped retaining member provided with a central gap to allow a phone to be charged in an upright or vertical position.

4. The lighted phone charger and cup holder device according to claim 1 further comprising:

said elevated cup holder extends horizontally outward from the post, said cup holder provided with a central cup opening extending through the cup holder for receiving a drinking cup therein.

5. The lighted phone charger and cup holder device according to claim 4 wherein said LED lights provided on the cup holder further comprise:

an upward and rearward oriented LED light located within the cup holder and pointed toward the central cup opening to illuminate a drinking cup placed therein.

6. The lighted phone charger and cup holder device according to claim 5 wherein said LED lights provided on the cup holder further comprise:

a downward oriented LED light located on a bottom of the cup holder to illuminate a space under the cup holder and on and in front of the base.

7. The lighted phone charger and cup holder device according to claim 6 wherein said LED lights are not visible to persons seated or standing nearby due to the orientation of the LED lights.

8. A lighted phone charger and cup holder device comprising:

a base securable to a surface, the base is separate from other electronic devices, a support post attached to and extending upward from said base,

a phone charging surface provided on the support post, means for retaining a cellular phone on the charging surface,

a cup holder provided on the support post, and

electrical cables connected to electrical current via the base and extending to charging plugs located on the support post.

9. The lighted phone charger and cup holder device according to claim 8 further comprising:

said electrical cables connected to LED lights provided on the cup holder.

10. The lighted phone charger and cup holder device according to claim 8 further comprising:

said electrical cables connected to at least one charging port on the support post.

11. The lighted phone charger and cup holder device according to claim 8 wherein said phone charging surface is angled and said means for retaining a cellular phone on the charging surface is at least one u-shaped retaining member, and said u-shaped retaining member provided with a central gap to allow a phone to be charged in an upright or vertical position.

12. The lighted phone charger and cup holder device according to claim 8 further comprising:

said elevated cup holder extends horizontally outward from the post, and

said cup holder provided with a central cup opening extending through the cup holder for receiving a drinking cup therein.

13. The lighted phone charger and cup holder device according to claim 12 further comprising:

a downward oriented LED light located on a bottom of the cup holder to illuminate a space located under the cup holder and on and in front of the base.

14. The lighted phone charger and cup holder device according to claim 13 further comprising:

an upward and rearward oriented LED light located within the cup holder and pointed toward the central cup opening to illuminate a drinking cup placed therein.

15. The lighted phone charger and cup holder device according to claim 14 wherein said LED lights are not visible to persons seated or standing nearby due to the orientation of the LED lights.

16. The lighted phone charger and cup holder device according to claim 8 further comprising:

said electrical cables connected to LED lights provided on the cup holder and to at least one charging port located on the support post,

the phone charging surface oriented at an angle and means for retaining a cellular phone on the charging surface is provided by at least one u-shaped retaining member attached to a lower end of the phone charging surface, and said u-shaped retaining member provided with a central gap to allow a phone to be charged in an upright or vertical position,

said cup holder is elevated above the base and extends horizontally outward from the post, said cup holder is provided with a central cup opening extending through a top surface of the cup holder for receiving a drinking cup therein, and

a downward pointing LED light located on a bottom of the cup holder to illuminate a space that is located under the cup holder and on and in front of the base, an upward and rearward oriented LED light located within the cup holder and pointed toward the central cup opening to illuminate a drinking cup placed therein.