Patent ID: 8001671
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: A47G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for securing a beverage container to a mounting surface, comprising: providing an insulated holder containing said beverage container, the holder having a sleeve portion, a base portion, and a magnet comprising first and second polarized magnetic materials positioned at the sleeve portion, the first and second polarized magnetic materials each have first and second poles, the first pole of the first polarized magnetic material being positioned opposite and adjacent to the second pole of the second magnetic material and the second pole of the first polarized magnetic material being positioned opposite and adjacent to the first pole of the second magnetic material; and placing said holder adjacent to and in contact with said mounting surface, wherein said first and second polarized magnetic materials maintain said holder and said beverage container in a desired position and orientation on said mounting surface, wherein said mounting surface is substantially vertical and engages the side of the holder containing the magnet, wherein a side of the beverage container is at least substantially parallel to the mounting surface when the holder is in contact with said mounting surface, wherein a layer of insulation material is positioned between the first polarized magnetic material and the mounting surface when the holder is in contact with said mounting surface, and wherein a magnetic force of attraction at an interface between the holder and the mounting surface is sufficient to overcome a gravitational force exerted on the beverage container and the holder, whereby said holder and said beverage container remain stationary at the desired position on the mounting surface.