Patent ID: 8632123

Claim:
A ganging cup holder for fixing the relative position of two adjacent chairs, each of the chairs having a horizontal framing member, the horizontal framing member being substantially horizontal, said ganging cup holder comprising: a container support region comprising a platform and a receptacle extending downwardly from said platform, said platform being substantially planar and defining a receptacle opening providing access to said receptacle, said receptacle having an exterior wall; a frame comprising a substantially horizontal portion having: a first outboard chair retention member proximate to a first end; a second outboard chair retention member proximate to a second end; said first outboard chair retention member and said second outboard chair retention member having outboard downward extensions that are substantially perpendicular to and extending downwardly from said substantially horizontal portion, said substantially horizontal portion adapted to extend between and rest upon the horizontal framing members of the two adjacent chairs, said frame capturing the horizontal framing members of the two adjacent chairs between said first outboard capture member and said second outboard capture member; and an inner chair retention member, said inner chair retention member cooperating with each of said first outboard chair retention member and said second outboard chair retention member to capture the horizontal framing member of each of the two adjacent chairs; wherein said inner chair retention member comprises: a first inboard capture member connected to said inner chair retention member distal to said first end of said inner chair retention member and extending downward and away from said inner chair retention member; a second inboard capture member connected to said inner chair retention member distal to said second end of said inner chair retention member and extending downward and away from said inner chair retention member; said first outboard capture member and said first inboard capture member adapted to capture the first framing member; said second outboard capture member and said second inboard capture member adapted to capture the second framing member.