Patent ID: 6474611
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A beverage container holding device for coupling to slats in a vehicle vent such that said container is positioned generally adjacent to the vent, said device comprising:a first annular member for removably receiving the container, said annular member having a inner surface and an outer surface, a plurality of flanges being integrally coupled to said inner surface of said annular member and extending toward a central portion of said annular member; a first coupler for removably coupling said first annular member to said slats, said first coupler comprising; a first and second tubular member, each of said first and second tubular members being elongate and having a first end and a second end; a bar being integrally coupled to each of said second ends of said first and second tubular members such that said first and second tubular members are spaced from each other and extend away from said bar in a generally parallel direction with respect to each other; and a first pair of shafts, each of said first pair of shafts extending outwardly away from one of said first and second tubular members and having a hook portion thereon for removably engaging said slats, said first annular member extending between and being integrally coupled to said first and second tubular members, said first annular member being positioned in a plane defined by said first and second tubular members and said bar coupled to said first and second tubular members.