Patent Grant
10307006
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One example of a beverage holder can be found at U.S. Ser. No. 11/843,143. No other prior art is known to the Applicant.
None of the known inventions and patents, taken either singularly or in combination, is seen to describe the instant disclosure as claimed.
A beverage holder configured for selectively holding a beverage is disclosed. Said beverage holder comprising a beverage containment comprising a base portion, an upper retainer portion and a handle portion. Said base portion and said upper retainer portion comprise a round sidewall having an internal diameter being larger than an external diameter of a beverage. Said base portion comprises a bottom surface configured to receive and hold a bottom portion of said beverage. Said upper retainer portion and said base portion are aligned along a vertical axis such that when said beverage is held within said beverage containment it is held upright along said vertical axis. Said upper retainer portion and said base portion are connected to one another with said handle portion. Said handle portion extends outward away from said vertical axis so as to enable a user to grip said beverage holder with said handle portion.
Next, a beverage holder is disclosed. Wherein, said beverage holder is configured to selectively hold a beverage. Said beverage holder further comprises a twist-off socket. Said twist-off socket is round-shaped and comprises an internal diameter being substantially similar to an external diameter of a cap of said beverage. Said twist-off socket is configured to receive and remove a cap from said beverages by: inserting a portion of said cap into said twist-off socket, turning said beverage around a vertical axis so as to loosen said cap from said beverage, preventing said cap from turning with said beverage, and removing said cap from said beverage.
Finally, a beverage holder is disclosed comprising a beverage containment. Said beverage holder comprises a one or more magnets configured to selectively attach said beverage holder to a ferromagnetic surface.
The following description is presented to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the invention as claimed and is provided in the context of the particular examples discussed below, variations of which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. In the interest of clarity, not all features of an actual implementation are described in this specification. It will be appreciated that in the development of any such actual implementation (as in any development project), design decisions must be made to achieve the designers' specific goals (e.g., compliance with system- and business-related constraints), and that these goals will vary from one implementation to another. It will also be appreciated that such development effort might be complex and time-consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking for those of ordinary skill in the field of the appropriate art having the benefit of this disclosure. Accordingly, the claims appended hereto are not intended to be limited by the disclosed embodiments, but are to be accorded their widest scope consistent with the principles and features disclosed herein.
These parts are illustrated in the figures and discussed below:
In one embodiment, said beverage holder 100 can attach to said belt 112 for the storage and keeping of a beverage, such as said bottle 102. Meanwhile, said user 110 can keep his hands free.
In one embodiment, said bottle 102 can attach to said user 110 without said belt 112 by clipping on a waistband.
In one embodiment, said can 202 can comprise said can tab 224.
In one embodiment, said beverages 222 can comprise said can 202.
In one embodiment, said beverage containment 200 can comprise said base portion 204, said upper retainer portion 206, said handle portion 208, said center aperture 228 and said bottom surface 230.
In one embodiment, said base portion 204 can comprise said bottom surface 230.
In one embodiment, said beverage holder 100 can comprise said beverage containment 200, said base portion 204, said upper retainer portion 206 and said handle portion 208.
In one embodiment, said bottle 102 can comprise said cap 226.
In one embodiment, said beverage holder 100 can comprise a container portion 200 configured to selectively hold a beverages 222.
In one embodiment, said can 202 can comprise said can tab 224, and said bottle 102 can comprise a bottle cap 226.
Said beverage containment 200 can comprise a frame or holder for said beverages 222. In one embodiment, said beverage holder 100 can function like a mug when holding said beverages 222, as illustrated and well-known. However, said beverage holder 100 can provide other features as disclosed herein.
Although illustrated as loosely fitting around said beverages 222, said beverage containment 200 can be configured to either snuggly fit around said beverages 222, or otherwise, provide a springing mechanism for holding said beverages 222 within said upper retainer portion 206 and/or said base portion 204, such as done with many car cup holders.
In one embodiment, said base portion and said upper retainer portion comprise a round sidewall having an internal diameter being larger than an external diameter of a beverage.
In one embodiment, said handle portion extends outward away from said vertical axis so as to enable a user to grip said beverage holder with said handle portion. In one embodiment, said handle portion 208 can comprise a “C” shape with a first end 326 attached to said upper retainer portion 206 and a second end 328 attached to said base portion 204.
Said drain aperture 312 can drain fluids from within said beverage containment 200. It can also be used to access a cap 226 captured in said twist-off socket 314.
In one embodiment, said beverage holder 100 can comprise said clip button 310, said drain aperture 312 and said twist-off socket 314.
In one embodiment, said beverage containment 200 can comprise a one or more magnet apertures (which can comprise a first magnet aperture 302 and a second magnet aperture 304), said clip button 310, said drain aperture 312 and said twist-off socket 314.
In one embodiment, said base portion 204 can comprise said drain aperture 312, said twist-off socket 314, said bottom surface 316, said rim portion 318, said lower surface 320 and said indention 322.
In one embodiment, said upper retainer portion 206 can comprise said clip button 310.
Said container portion 200 can comprise a portion of said beverage holder 100 configured to hold said beverages 222. In one embodiment, said container portion 200 can be configured to hold said beverages 222 by receiving a portion of said beverages 222 through said upper retainer portion 206, and resting a portion of said beverages 222 on said base portion 204. Accordingly, said upper retainer portion 206 and said base portion 204 can hold said beverages 222 from substantial lateral movement and said beverages 222 can rest upon said base portion 204 so as to prevent it from falling completely through said container portion 200.
In one embodiment, said base portion 204 and said upper retainer portion 206 can be attached to one another with said handle portion 208. In this manner, said container portion 200 can be formed in the shape of a large mug, with an easy to grip handle (said handle portion 208) at one side and a cold beverage in a central portion.
In one embodiment, said bottom surface 316 can be substantially horizontal so as to provide a level surface for receiving said beverages 222. Said rim portion 318 can be arranged substantially perpendicular to said bottom surface 316, so as to provide a barrier around a circumference of said base portion 204. In one embodiment, said twist-off socket 314 can be an indention in said lower surface 320 of said bottom surface 316.
In one embodiment, a portion of said handle portion 208 can comprise an indention 322 with characteristics to be discussed below.
In one embodiment, said bottom surface 316 can be configured to receive and hold a bottom portion of said beverage.
Said beverage containment 200 can comprise said vertical axis 324. In one embodiment, said upper retainer portion 206 and said base portion 204 are aligned along said vertical axis 324 such that when said beverage is held within said beverage containment 200 it is held upright along said vertical axis 324.
In one embodiment, said twist-off socket 314 is configured to receive and remove a cap from said beverages by: inserting a portion of said cap into said twist-off socket, turning said beverage around said vertical axis so as to loosen said cap from said beverage, preventing said cap from turning with said beverage, and removing said cap from said beverage.
In one embodiment, said beverage containment 200 can comprise said height 404, said external diameter 406 and said width 408.
In one embodiment, said base portion 204 can comprise said internal diameter 402.
In one embodiment, said upper retainer portion 206 can comprise said internal diameter 402.
In one embodiment, said clip 500 can comprise said holster 502, said belt clip 504, said first holster side 506a, said second holster side 506b, said release trigger 508, said stopper 510, said back portion 520 and said passageway 522.
In one embodiment, said beverage holder 100 can comprise said clip 500.
In one embodiment, said holster 502 can comprise said first holster side 506a, said second holster side 506b.
In one embodiment, pressing said release trigger 508 can cause said stopper 510 to retract into said back portion 520 of said clip 500, so as to clear a passageway 522 to insert and remove said clip button 310 of said container portion 200 of said beverage holder 100, as is known in the art.
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In one embodiment, said clip is configured to selectively attach to an object and allows said beverage holder to selectively attach to said object; and said beverage holder is configured to pivot on said clip button with said clip while attached to a user with said clip. Likewise, said clip comprises a belt clip configured to selectively attach to a belt of a user and thereby selectively hold said beverage holder to said belt of said user.
In one embodiment, said one or more magnets 604 can comprise said first magnet 604a and said second magnet 604b.
In one embodiment, said beverage holder 100 can comprise said pry plate 602, said one or more magnets 604, said first magnet 604a and said second magnet 604b.
In one embodiment, said beverage containment 200 can comprise said one or more magnets 604.
In one embodiment, said beverage holder 100 can comprise a one or more additional items which can be selectively attached to said container portion 200, such as through said lower accessory aperture 302 and said upper accessory aperture 304. As illustrated, said beverage holder 100 can comprise said one or more magnets 604 which enable said beverage holder 100 to selectively be selectively attached to a ferromagnetic material. For example, in one embodiment, said first magnet 604a and said second magnet 604b can be held near a metallic material and thereby attach said/100 to that material, as is known in the art.
Said pry plate 602 is described below in more detail, note however, that said pry plate 602 can be attached to said bottom surface 316 at said indention 322.
In one embodiment, said one or more sides 706 can comprise said first side 706a and said second side 706b.
In one embodiment, said one or more magnets 604 can comprise said back 702, said front 704 and said one or more sides 706.
In one embodiment, said one or more magnets 604 can comprise a magnetic portion such as said back 702. In another embodiment, said one or more magnets 604 can comprise a magnet all the way through.
In one embodiment, said one or more magnets 604 can be cylindrical objects being flat on said back 702 and said 704, and round on said one or more sides 706.
Said one or more magnets 604 can slide into said 302/and said 304/and be held to said beverage containment 200 with tension, mechanical means and/or adhesive. Adhesive can be a preferred embodiment.
In one embodiment, said grab 902 can comprise said one or more cap teeth 904, said raised lower rim 906, said internal diameter 908 and said external diameter 910.
In one embodiment, said drain aperture 312 can comprise said grab 902.
In one embodiment, said twist-off socket 314 can comprise said grab 902, said one or more cap teeth 904, said raised lower rim 906 and said internal diameter 908.
In one embodiment, said cap 226 can comprise said external diameter 910.
In one embodiment, said raised lower rim 906 can be configured to create an indention in said bottom surface 316. In one embodiment, said raised lower rim 906 can comprise said internal diameter 908.
In one embodiment, said external diameter 910 of said bottle cap 226 is smaller than said internal diameter 908, so that said bottle cap 226 of said bottle 102 can selectively slide into said twist-off socket 314.
In one embodiment, said one or more cap teeth 904 can surround and grip side portions of said bottle cap 226 with said bottle cap 226 in said twist-off socket 314. In one embodiment, said beverage holder 100 can remove said bottle cap 226 from said bottle 102 by: inserting said bottle cap 226 into said twist-off socket 314; twisting said bottle 102 and said container portion 200 in opposite directions; and releasing said bottle cap 226 from said bottle 102. In one embodiment, said bottle cap 226 can be removed from said bottle 102 by twisting said bottle cap 226 counterclockwise, as is known in the art. Of course, this procedure presumes that said bottle cap 226 is that of a twist off variety, rather than a pry-off variety.
In one embodiment, said grab 902 within said twist-off socket 314 can hold said bottle cap 226 after it has been removed from said bottle 102. This functionality is cable of minimizing litter by minimizing accidental discarding of said bottle cap 226 after removal from said bottle 102. In one embodiment, said grab 902 can be magnetized to hold said cap 226 after removal from said bottle 102.
In one embodiment, said drain aperture 312 can allow a user to push said bottle cap 226 out of said twist-off socket 314 (by breaking an attraction force between said grab 902 and said bottle cap 226) from above said bottom surface 316.
In one embodiment, a magnet is required in said grab 902; wherein, said one or more cap teeth 904 can capture said cap 226 by gripping a portion of said cap 226 with said one or more cap teeth 904. In one embodiment, said cap 226 can be selectively held by said one or more magnets 604. In one embodiment, said cap 226 can be stuck to said one or more magnets 604 for storage after removal from said bottle 102.
In one embodiment, said twist-off socket further comprises a raised lower rim configured to surround said cap and press a portion of a one or more cap teeth into said cap. Said twist-off socket 314 can be located in a bottom surface of said beverage holder 100.
In one embodiment, said pry plate 602 can comprise said first end 1004a and said second end 1004b.
In one embodiment, said pry plate 602 can comprise said first end 1004a, said second end 1004b. In one embodiment, where said bottle cap 226 is of a pry-off variety, rather than the twist off variety discussed above, twisting said bottle cap 226 will not be as effective as more traditional prying methods. Accordingly, in one embodiment, said beverage holder 100 can comprise said pry plate 602 attached to said bottom surface 316 with said first end 1004a and/or said second end 1004b exposed for the purpose of prying off said bottle cap 226. In one embodiment, said first end 1004a can be pointing inward toward said twist-off socket 314 so that a portion of said bottle cap 226 can attach to said pry plate 602 and another portion thereof can press against said bottom surface 316, so as to provide ample prying ability.
In one embodiment, said pry plate 602 can be used to open said can tab 224 of said can 202, as illustrated. For example, in one embodiment, said second end 1004b can face outward for easy access and said can tab 224 can be reached with said second end 1004b and pried open, as illustrated. In one embodiment, a portion of said handle portion 208 can be conveniently out of the way for this procedure because said second end 1004b can face outward under said handle portion 208 where said handle portion 208 curves up and out of the way. In one embodiment, said can tab 224 can fit under said bottom surface 316 and be pulled up with said first end 1004a, although this is not illustrated.
In one embodiment, said pry plate is located in a lower portion of said beverage containment; and said pry plate is configured to receive a portion of a cap or a can tab of said beverage and enable a user to pry open said beverage. In one embodiment, said pry plate is attached below said handle portion.
In one embodiment, said one or more sockets 1202 can comprise said first socket 1202a and said second socket 1202b.
In one embodiment, said one or more magnets 1204 can comprise said first magnet 1204a and said second magnet 1204b.
In one embodiment, said container portion 200 can comprise a sockets as shown.
In one embodiment, said embedded magnets can be molded into said beverage holder 100 with no portion of said embedded magnets exposed outside of said container portion 200 and/or said container 1200 (not illustrated).
In one embodiment, said embedded magnets and/or said/604 can be attached substantially across from said handle portion 208 such that when said beverage holder 100 is selectively attached to a ferromagnetic surface (such as a metal appliance) then said handle portion 208 is accessible and convenient for removing said beverage holder 100 for such a surface.
In one embodiment, a plurality of said cap 226 can attach to said one or more magnets 604.
In one embodiment, said one or more magnets 604 can attach said beverage containment 200 to a ferromagnetic material such as said wall 1400 and/or a plurality of said cap 226. In one embodiment, said plurality of said cap 226 can be held on said beverage containment 200 as an accounting of how many drinks a user has consumed.
Said one or more securing tabs 1502 can comprise a first tab 1502a, a second tab 1502b, a third tab 1502c and a fourth tab 1502d. In one embodiment, said one or more securing tabs 1502 can secure said beverages 222 within said beverage containment 200 so that it will prevent lateral and forward movement. Said one or more securing tabs 1502 can comprise flexible or spring loaded materials such as those used in cup holders, as is known in the art.
In one embodiment, said beverage containment 200 can accommodate a beverage insulator such as a Koozie™.
Various changes in the details of the illustrated operational methods are possible without departing from the scope of the following claims. Some embodiments may combine the activities described herein as being separate steps. Similarly, one or more of the described steps may be omitted, depending upon the specific operational environment the method is being implemented in. It is to be understood that the above description is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive. For example, the above-described embodiments may be used in combination with each other. Many other embodiments will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing the above description. The scope of the invention should, therefore, be determined with reference to the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. In the appended claims, the terms “including” and “in which” are used as the plain-English equivalents of the respective terms “comprising” and “wherein.”
This application claims benefit to U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 29/491,091 filed on May 16, 2014 and 62/216,715 filed on Sep. 10, 2015.
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