Dual receptacle carrier

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10993870-B2
Application number	US-202016782451-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 5, 2020
Priority date	Jul 27, 2017
Publication date	May 4, 2021
Grant date	May 4, 2021

Abstract

Disclosed is a dual-receptacle carrier that is generally configured for attachment to a rollator or walker and that is configured to retain either a beverage or a mobile device, such as a cellular telephone. The device comprises a body, a base, and first and second opposing retention arm portions that are configured as a receptacle for a beverage. The first and second opposing retention arm portions and base include recesses that define a receptacle for an electronic device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A carrier device comprising:
a body having a base and an extension portion, the base including a base recess extending therein; and
first and second curved opposing retention arms connected to the extension portion and spaced apart at distal ends thereof, the first and second retention arms cooperating with the base to define a first receptacle, the first retention arm including a first recess, the second retention arm including a second recess aligned with the first recess along a first axis, the first and second recesses aligned with the base recess along a second axis different from the first axis such that the first recess, the second recess, and the base recess define a second receptacle, wherein the base includes a planar floor for supporting an object thereon, and wherein the base recess includes an arcuate trough that extends below the planar floor.

2. The carrier device of claim 1 , further comprising a mounting bracket connected to the body.

3. A mobility device comprising a user-supporting frame having at least one user-gripping portion, the user-supporting frame including at least one tubular section, and, mounted to the tubular section, the carrier device of claim 1 .

4. The carrier device of claim 1 wherein the trough is an elongated trough that spans an inner diameter of the base.

5. The carrier device of claim 1 wherein the base recess includes at least one aperture extending therethrough.

6. The carrier device of claim 1 wherein the first and second retention arms are resilient first and second retention arms configured to be biased outwardly.

7. The carrier device of claim 1 wherein the first and second recesses form discontinuities in curvatures of the first and second retention arms.

8. The carrier device of claim 1 wherein the first retention arm forms a first concave recess, and wherein the first recess forms a second concave recess within the first concave recess.

9. The carrier device of claim 1 wherein the base further comprises opposing base cutouts aligned with the base recess.

10. A carrier device comprising:
a body having a base and an extension portion;
first and second curved opposing retention arms connected to the extension portion and opposing the base, the retention arms cooperating with the base to define a beverage receptacle;
a first arcuate indentation formed in the first retention arm and a second arcuate indentation formed in the second retention arm, the first and second arcuate indentations forming a slot; and
opposing base indentations formed in an upper rim of the base, the slot and the opposing base indentations aligning and cooperating to form a device receptacle.

11. The carrier device of claim 10 wherein the first and second retention arms are each connected to the extension portion at one end and not connected to each other at the opposite end.

12. The carrier device of claim 10 , further comprising a tubular mounting bracket.

13. The carrier device of claim 12 , further comprising a pivoting mechanism enabling the body to pivot with respect to the mounting bracket.

14. The carrier device of claim 13 wherein the pivoting mechanism comprises a shaft coupler, the shaft coupler having a base end rotatably mounted with respect to the mounting bracket and a body mounting region, the body mounting region cooperating with a coupler mounting region disposed on the body.

15. The carrier device of claim 14 wherein one of the body mounting region and the coupler mounting region includes a plug portion and the other of the body mounting region and the coupler mounting region comprises a socket portion, the plug portion cooperating with the socket portion for fixing the body relative to the shaft coupler.

16. The carrier device of claim 14 wherein one of the mounting bracket and the shaft coupler includes plural splines and the other of the mounting bracket and the shaft coupler includes plural indexing nubs thereby permitting indexed rotation of the shaft coupler relative to the mounting bracket, the device including a spring normally biasing the indexing nubs and splines into an engaged position.

17. The carrier device of claim 10 , further comprising a quick-release mechanism for attachment of the body to a tubular frame.

18. The carrier device of claim 10 wherein the first and second indentations form discontinuities in curvatures of the first and second retention arms.

19. A mobility device comprising a user-supporting frame having at least one user-gripping portion, the frame including at least one tubular section, and, mounted to the tubular section, the carrier device of claim 10 .

20. A carrier device comprising:
a body having a base and an extension portion; and
first and second curved opposing retention arms connected to the extension portion and opposing the base, the retention arms having a discontinuous inner surface and discontinuous outer surface, the discontinuous inner surfaces cooperating to form a slot therebetween;
the base including an upstanding outer rim, opposing planar floors extending from the upstanding outer rim, and a base recess between the opposing planar floors and extending below the opposing planar floors.

21. The carrier device of claim 20 wherein the first and second curved opposing retention arms have a first radius, and wherein the discontinuous inner surfaces include are arcuate surfaces having a second radius different than the first radius.

Assignees

• Medline Ind Inc

Inventors

• Brockway Todd
• Berman Emily
• Wax Caren
• Martin Tambra
• Brooks William Elliott
• Sheldon Robert W
• Foster Gregory J

Classifications

• A61H1/00 Primary

  Apparatus for passive exercising (A61H5/00 takes precedence); Vibrating apparatus; Chiropractic devices, e.g. body impacting devices, external devices for briefly extending or aligning unbroken bones · CPC title

• A61H3/00 Primary

  Appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about (apparatus for helping babies to walk A47D13/04 {; applying electrical currents by contact electrodes for stimulating motor muscles, e.g. walking assistance A61N1/36003}) · CPC title

• A61H3/04 Primary

  Wheeled walking aids for patients or disabled persons · CPC title

• A61H2003/002

  with attached or incorporated article carrying means · CPC title

• A61H2201/1635

  Hand or arm, e.g. handle · CPC title