Patent ID: 6543637
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
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:a cylindrically-shaped body having a transverse passage extending through said body for receiving a container, said transverse passage defining an tipper opening and a lower opening, said body including an upper body portion and a lower body portion, said upper body portion comprising a first cylindrical wall having a first inner diameter, said lower body portion comprising a second cylindrical wall having a second inner diameter smaller than said first inner diameter and for inserting into the cylindrical cavity of the cup holder, said first cylindrical wall being adapted to expand when a container having a larger diameter than said first inner diameter is inserted into said upper body portion through said first opening, said lower cylindrical wall being adapted to compress when said lower body portion is inserted into a cavity having a smaller diameter than said lower body portion, said upper opening being defined at an upper end of said upper body portion, said lower opening being defined 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 comprising an annular wall extending inwardly and interconnecting a lower edge of said first cylindrical wall with an upper edge of said second cylindrical wall, said annular wall having an annular free inner edge defining a medial opening, said medial opening having a third inner diameter, said third inner diameter being generally equal to said second inner diameter, and said annular wall defining a rest for the container and thereby adapting the cylindrical cavity to hold the container, and said second cylindrical wall having at least one slot extending upwardly from said lower end whereby said lower body portion is compressible.