Drinking receptacle holder

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11413998-B2
Application number	US-201916704139-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 5, 2019
Priority date	Dec 5, 2018
Publication date	Aug 16, 2022
Grant date	Aug 16, 2022

Abstract

A drinking receptacle holder comprising a holding portion, the holding portion providing an aperture with a variable size, and a base portion, wherein the drinking receptacle holder is configured so that a drinking receptacle can be received within the aperture of the holding portion with the drinking receptacle resting upon the base portion, wherein the base portion is configured to be pushed away from the holding portion by the drinking receptacle as the drinking receptacle is moved through the aperture of the holding portion, and wherein the holding portion is connected to the base portion such that the size of the aperture is configured to reduce as the base portion is pushed away from the holding portion.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. A drinking receptacle holder comprising a holding portion and a base portion configured such that a drinking receptacle can be received within an aperture of the holding portion with the drinking receptacle resting upon the base portion,
wherein the base portion is configured to be pushed away from the holding portion by the drinking receptacle as the drinking receptacle is moved through the aperture,
wherein the holding portion comprises a cam plate defining a channel and one or more members configured to move into the channel as the base portion moves away from the holding portion, wherein the members define the aperture, and
wherein, as the base portion is pushed away from the holding portion by the drinking receptacle, the cam plate is configured to abut against the members in order to move the members into the channel, thereby reducing the size of the aperture.

2. The drinking receptacle holder according to claim 1 , wherein the base portion is configured to be pushed away from the holding portion under the weight of the drinking receptacle.

3. The drinking receptacle holder according to claim 1 , wherein, when the base portion is pushed away from the holding portion by the drinking receptacle, the size of the aperture is configured to reduce until an inner edge of the aperture abuts against the drinking receptacle.

4. The drinking receptacle holder according to claim 3 , wherein the members are receptacle gripping members that are configured to move into the channel to abut and grip the drinking receptacle.

5. The drinking receptacle holder according to claim 4 , wherein the members are vanes that define the circumference of a substantially circular aperture.

6. The drinking receptacle holder according to claim 1 , wherein the holding portion comprises a further plate and wherein, the cam plate is configured to abut against the members when the cam plate is rotated relative to the further plate.

7. The drinking receptacle holder according to claim 6 , wherein the drinking receptacle holder further comprises a moveable body portion, and wherein the moveable body portion is moveably mounted in relation to the holding portion and the cam plate is configured to rotate relative to the further plate as the moveable body portion moves towards the holding portion, and
wherein the moveable body portion is configured to move towards the holding portion as the base portion is pushed away from the holding portion by the drinking receptacle.

8. The drinking receptacle holder according to claim 7 , wherein, as the base portion is pushed away from the holding portion by the drinking receptacle, the drinking receptacle is moved into abutment with the holding portion so that as the base portion is pushed away from the holding portion the moveable body portion is pulled towards the holding portion.

9. The drinking receptacle holder according to claim 8 , wherein the base portion is pivotally mounted to the moveable body portion via an arm so that, as the base portion is pushed away from the holding portion by the drinking receptacle, the base portion moves away from the holding portion along a first axis and moves towards the moveable body portion along a second, perpendicular axis.

10. An aircraft seat unit comprising an aircraft seat and a drinking receptacle holder according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Safran Seats Gb Ltd

Inventors

• Doherty Ciaran

Classifications

• B64D11/0638

  with foldable tables, trays or cup holders · CPC title

• B60N3/105 Primary

  for receptables of different size or shape · CPC title

• A47G23/0216 Primary

  for one glass or cup · CPC title

• B60N3/106 Primary

  with adjustable clamping mechanisms · CPC title

• A47G23/0241

  for bottles; Decanters · CPC title