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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ronald W Buist, Oakville, Ontario, CA;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
248154 ; 220 / ; 224 / ; 2483112 ; 248314 ;
Abstract
The cup holder has a cup retainer and a base removable from the retainer. A disposable cup fits within the retainer. One or more tabs project inwardly from the retainer to engage a variey of types of cup. The tabs fit into slots in the retainer. The tabs are bent over where they engage the cup to avoid damaging the cup. The retainer has a handle. The bottom of the retainer has holes under which are flanges, and the base has a corresponding lip. The flanges and the lip enable the cup retainer to be engaged with the base.