Patent ID: 8307966
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: A45F,A47C

Abstract:
1. A beverage holder for use with luggage having a pair of upwardly extending spaced-apart rails with a handle extending therebetween, the luggage configured to be tiltable by the handle between a non-tilted position wherein the rails are substantially vertical and a tilted position wherein the rails are non-vertical, the beverage holder comprising: a beverage support member comprising an open top and a bottom with an outer wall extending therebetween to define a length, wherein the beverage support member is configured to receive a beverage container through the open top and hold the received beverage container along at least a portion of the length; a pair of spaced-apart elongated arms extending upwardly away from the open top, each arm having opposite proximal and distal ends, the proximal end of each arm attached to a diametrically-opposed portion of the beverage support member outer wall; and a pair of substantially rigid clips, one each at the distal end of each respective arm, the clips configured to removably attach to the luggage handle, wherein, when attached, the clips are configured to pivot about the handle to maintain the beverage container in a substantially level position regardless of whether the luggage is in a tilted or a non-tilted position; wherein each clip includes an arcuate section having a first and second ends, lower and upper substantially flat segments, and an elongated pivotable member configured to connect the first and second ends, wherein the lower substantially flat segment is configured to receive the distal end of a respective elongated arm, and wherein each upper substantially flat segment is configured to reside above the luggage handle; wherein the arms are flexible, and wherein the distal ends of the arms comprise a loop that wraps around the lower flat segments of the clips such that, when attached, the loops contact the luggage handle to inhibit movement relative thereto.