Patent ID: 6315153
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: A47G,B60N,Y10S

Abstract:
A cup holder adapter for a cup holder, the cup holder having a cylindrical cavity having a cavity width, said adapter comprising:an adapter body having a transverse passage extending through said adapter body for receiving a container, said body including an upper cylindrical wall defining an upper body portion and a lower cylindrical wall defining a lower body portion, said lower body portion having a smaller width than said upper body portion and for inserting into the cylindrical cavity of the cup holder, said transverse passage defining an upper opening at an upper end of said upper body portion and a lower opening at a lower end of said lower body portion, said body further including a transition portion between said upper body portion and said lower body portion, said transition portion defining a rest for the container and thereby adapting the cylindrical cavity to hold the container; andan insert having an upper portion and a lower portion, said lower portion extending into said lower body portion of said adapter body, said upper portion being supported on said rest and for supporting the container in said upper body portion of said adapter body.