Patent ID: 7708247

Claim:
A removable cup adaptor configured to hold a beverage container and for insertion into a cup holder of a vehicle console, the cup holder having an inner surface, the removable cup adaptor comprising: a receptacle member configured to hold the beverage container, the receptacle member having an opening, an upper portion, a lower portion, an annular surface disposed between the upper portion and the lower portion, and an outer surface, and the opening is configured to receive the beverage container, the lower portion includes a plurality of support members and a terminal free end spaced apart and opposite the annular surface, each of the plurality of support members is spaced apart from the other and extends radially outward from the outer surface of the lower portion to the annular surface so as to support the upper portion of the receptacle member; and a plurality of ribs attached to the outer surface of the receptacle member, each of the plurality of ribs is spaced apart from the other and extends radially from the outer surface, to a distal edge, the distal edge spaced apart from the outer surface of the receptacle member, and each of the distal edges is configured to engage the inner surface of the cup holder so as to prevent the removable cup adaptor from rattling within the cup holder.