Patent Application
20220097586
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The disclosure relates to holder devices and more particularly pertains to a new holder device for facilitating a cup holder in any vehicle.
The prior art relates to holder devices including a foldable panel that is foldable into a cup holder. The prior art discloses a collapsible cone for forming a bottle holder. The prior art discloses a beverage cup that has a removable base. The prior art discloses a variety of foldable panels that have a plurality of cutouts for forming a cup holder when folded.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a first strip that is foldable to define a central portion extending between a pair of outward portions such that the first strip forms a U shape. A second strip is removably attachable to the first strip when the first strip is folded to form a cup holder that can be positioned in a vehicle. A cup is positionable in the cup holder to store the cup in an upright position in the vehicle. The cup has a photo space integrated therein for having a photo inserted therein. A base is removably attachable to the cup to retain the photo in the photo space.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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The first strip 12 has a pair of first slots 26 each being integrated therein and each of the first slots 26 extends from the top edge 22 toward the bottom edge 24. Each of the first slots 26 is positioned adjacent to a respective one of the first end 18 and the second end 20. Additionally, the first strip 12 has a handle space 28 being integrated therein and the handle space 28 extends from the top edge 22 toward the bottom edge 24. The handle space 28 is elongated between the first end 18 and the second end 20, and the handle space 28 is positioned adjacent to a respective one of the first slots 26. The first strip 12 has a pair of fold lines 30 each extending between the top edge 22 and the bottom edge 24. Each of the fold lines 30 is spaced in opposite directions from the center of the first strip 12 and each of the first slots 26 is aligned with each other when the first strip 12 is folded along each of the fold lines 30.
A second strip 32 is removably attachable to the first strip 12 when the first strip 12 is folded. In this way the first strip 12 and the second strip 32 form a cup holder 34 that can be positioned in a vehicle. The vehicle may be a passenger vehicle such as a car, a cargo vehicle such as a semi tractor or any other motorized vehicle that is driven on public roadways. The second strip 32 has a primary end 36, a secondary end 38, an upper edge 40 and a lower edge 42. Each of the primary end 36 and the secondary end 38 slopes toward a center of the second strip 32 between the lower edge 42 and the upper edge 40.
The second strip 32 has a pair of second slots 44 each being integrated therein and each of the second slots 44 engages a respective one of the first slots 26 for releasably retaining the second strip 32 on the first strip 12. Each of the second slots 44 extends from the lower edge 42 toward the upper edge 40 and each of the second slots 44 is positioned adjacent to a respective one of the primary end 36 and the secondary end 38. The second strip 32 extends between each of the outward portions 16 of the first strip 12 when the second strip 32 is removably attached to the first strip 12.
A cup 46 is provided that can contain a beverage and the cup 46 is positionable in the cup holder 34 for storing in an upright position in the vehicle. In this way the cup 46 can be stored in a vehicle that does not have factory cup holders or that does not have cup holders large enough to accommodate the cup 46. The cup 46 may have a fluid capacity of at least 64.0 ounces thereby potentially requiring an oversized cup holder compared to the factory cup holders in the vehicle.
The cup 46 has a photo space 48 integrated therein for insertably receiving a photo 50. The cup 46 has an inner wall 52 and an outer wall 54, and the inner wall 52 is spaced from the outer wall 54 to define the photo space 48 between the inner wall 52 and the outer wall 54. The cup 46 has a lower end 56 and the outer wall 54 is spaced from the lower end 56 to define an entry 58 into the photo space 48. The entry 58 extends around a full circumference of the cup 46 and the inner wall 52 is threaded adjacent to the lower end 56. Moreover, the outer wall 54 is comprised of a translucent material to facilitate the photo 50 to be visible through the outer wall 54.
A handle 60 is coupled to the outer wall 54 of the handle 60 and the handle space 28 in the first strap accommodates the handle 60 when the cup 46 is positioned in the cup holder 34. A base 62 is removably attachable to the cup 46 to retain the photo 50 in the photo space 48. The base 62 has an outer edge 64 and the base 62 is threaded adjacent to the outer edge 64 for threadably engaging the inner wall 52 of the cup 46. In this way the base 62 is attached to the cup 46 having the base 62 resting against the lower end 56 of the cup 46.
In use, the first strip 12 is folded along each of the fold lines 30 and the second strip 32 is attached to the second strip 32. In this way the first strip 12 and the second strip 32 form a cup holder 34 that can be positioned in any vehicle. The cup 46 is positioned in the cup holder 34 when the cup 46 is not in use. In this way the oversized cup 46 can be held in any vehicle regardless of the size of the factory cup holders in the vehicle.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
