Patent ID: 6076792
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: A47G,B62J

Abstract:
A drinking vessel system comprising:an insulated beverage cup assembly;a permanent attachment block assembly; anda combined clamping and beverage cup securing assembly;said beverage cup assembly including an insulated cup portion and an insulated sealing cap;said insulated cup portion having a sidewall forming a beverage containment cavity and a handle extending from said exterior of said sidewall, a threaded drinking opening in connection with said beverage containment cavity and a hollow pivot pin tube formed across said beverage containment cavity adjacent to said drinking opening and in connection with two openings formed through said sidewall of said insulated cup portion;said insulated sealing cap having a threaded bottom portion for threadably engaging and sealing said threaded drinking opening of said insulated cup portion;said permanent attachment block assembly including two hingedly connected block members having grooved outer surfaces and inner facing surfaces that each have semi-circular cross section channels formed therein that are aligned in registration when said two block members are positioned into said closed position and form a handlebar receiving passageway for said handlebar of prior to permanently adhesively securing said block members together and to said handlebar during installation of said permanent attachment block assembly;said combined clamping and beverage cup securing assembly including a clamping block having an attachment block receiving channel keyed to engage and hold said grooved outer surfaces of said attachment block assembly and a set screw that is screwable against said side of said attachment block to hold it in fixed relationship with said clamping block, a first L-shaped upright member extending from said clamping block and terminating in a first pivot pin securing structure including a pivot pin end receiving cavity, a second L-shaped upright member extending from said clamping block with a longer side in parallel orientation with said longer side of said first L-shaped upright member and terminating in a second pivot pin securing structure including a pivot pin securing structure passageway and a pivot pin securing catch passageway, and a securing pin having an elongated portion and a flexible securing catch structure, said elongated portion being sized such that when said elongated portion is positioned through said securing structure pivot pin passageway, through the hollow pivot pin tube and said pivot pin end is seated within said pivot pin end receiving cavity of said first pivot pin securing structure said flexible securing catch structure is in locking engagement with said pivot pin securing catch passageway of said second pivot pin securing structure.