Patent ID: 9565957
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A47G

Claim:
1. A cup holder comprising: a support arm extending from the cup holder including a substantially flat portion defining a first length L a grasping arm extending from the cup holder substantially parallel to the support arm and defining a second length L wherein: first length L 1 is greater than second length L 2 ; the support arm comprises a first support arm section attached to the cup holder and a second support arm section; the grasping arm comprises a first grasping arm section attached to the cup holder and a second grasping arm section; the first support arm section and the first grasping arm section are not parallel to one another; the second support arm section is substantially parallel to the second grasping arm section and to a plane formed by a circumferential opening in the cup holder; the support arm and the grasping arm are separated by a first distance D 1 and by a second, different distance D 2 , wherein the first distance D 1 is greater than the second distance D 2 ; and the second distance D 2 is sufficient to allow a base of a plate to pass therethrough and insufficient to allow an edge of the plate to pass therethrough when the base of the plate is parallel to and in connection with the support arm.