Patent ID: 6969035

Claim:
A glass holder for holding glasses having a narrow neck and a wider base, comprising: a vertically movable stand element; at least two movable holding-down devices; and a locking mechanism; wherein the movable stand element is formed to receive a base of a glass thereon, and is vertically displaceable between a glass holding position and a glass removal position, the locking mechanism is an over-center spring which biases the movable stand element in the holding and removal positions, and is engaged in the holding position by pushing the movable stand element downward and in the removal position by pulling the movable stand element upward, the movable holding-down devices are pivotally mounted on the movable stand element spaced from one another and engage over the base of the glass when the movable stand element is in the holding position with the glass thereon, as the movable stand element moves between the holding and removal positions, each movable holding-down device pivots about its respective movable stand element pivot and about a respective over-center pivot which is offset from the movable stand element pivot, and each movable holding-down device over-center pivot is an end of a respective holding-down device over-center pivot spring.