Patent ID: 6588064
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: A47G,Y10T

Abstract:
A detachable cup handle adapted for fastening to a rim of a cup for carrying the cup by hand, the detachable cup handle comprising:a hand grip section, a retainer section integrally connected to the hand grip section and a support section integrally connected to the hand grip section; the hand grip section including an arcuate wall having first and second ends and a resilient curved wall having first and second ends, the first end of the arcuate wall being integrally connected to a portion of the support section, the second ends of the arcuate wall and the resilient curved wall being integrally connected to one another; the retainer section including a substantially vertical wall having a first end and a second end, the first end being integrally connected to the first end of the hand grip section, the second end having a clamping rib formed thereat, the retainer section further including a transverse rib formed on an inner surface of the resilient curved wall proximate to the first end thereof, a space being defined between the transverse rib and the clamping rib; the support section including a substantially vertical support member having a first section extending above the arcuate wall and a second section extending below the arcuate wall, the first section including a resilient arched clamping wall portion that is received in the space, the resilient arched clamping wall portion having an outwardly tapered construction at an upper portion thereof so as to form an elongated top clamping edge, the top clamping edge having a length substantially greater than a width of the transverse rib, the support section further including opposing arcuate support members extending latitudinally from the substantially vertical support member of the second section.