Patent ID: 7597301

Claim:
An apparatus configured to fit within a cup holder of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a base comprising: a floor; a wall with an exterior side, the wall coupled to the floor and extending away from the floor in a first direction; a column coupled to the floor and extending away from the floor in the first direction; and at least one ridge located at the exterior side of the wall; a threaded post having a first end and a second end; and an adapter cup, wherein: the wall extends farther in the first direction than does the column; when the base is coupled to the adapter cup, the floor and a portion of the wall is located within the adapter cup; the at least one ridge is capable of providing friction between the base and the cup holder when the base is coupled to the cup holder; the column is threaded; the column is capable of receiving the first end of the threaded post; the threaded post can be screwed into the column by rotating the threaded post in a first manner with respect to the column; and the threaded post can be screwed out of the column by rotating the threaded post in a second manner with respect to the column.