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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:
Nov. 12, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1994
Stephen W Jones, Emporia, KS (US);
Don G Sneed, Overland Park, KS (US);
David D McCormick, Prairie Village, KS (US);
Donald L Rohrs, Overland Park, KS (US);
Jasco, Inc., Emporia, KS (US);
Abstract
A cup holding assembly for use in vehicles includes a strap having upper and lower ends, a cup holder, a support means for supporting the cup holder on the strap, at least one mounting means for mounting the assembly to any of a number of interior vehicle structures, and a leveling means for adjusting the orientation of the cup holder with respect to the vehicle. A first mounting means is provided adjacent the upper end of the strap, and includes a tongue protruding downward from the upper end, the strap and the tongue defining a hook, a suction cup, and a clip means for clipping the suction cup to the upper end. The first mounting means allows the assembly to be mounted to a door of the vehicle having a shiftable window and space for receiving the shiftable window. A second mounting means may be provided adjacent the lower end, and includes a mounting clip which engages a headrest support for mounting the assembly on the headrest support. A third mounting means includes a suction cup, and a coupling structure for coupling the suction cup to the strap. The third mounting means may be used to mount the assembly on a window or other non-porous surface. The support means includes transverse fingers on the strap which frictionally engage notches on the cup holder. The transverse fingers are configured so that the strap may be reversed, thereby reversing the upper and lower end of the strap with respect to the cup holder.