Patent ID: 7681346

Claim:
An advertising apparatus comprising: a body portion adapted to be connected in a tamper-resistant manner to a discrete pre-existing support structure accessible for advertising purposes, wherein the body portion is adapted to be retro-fit to the discrete pre-existing support structure and wherein the support structure is a cupholder; and, an advertising device which is one or more of removable, interchangeable and replaceable; wherein the body portion has at least one latch portion for coupling with a support structure, and the latch portion has at least one flange adapted for securing the body portion to the support structure; wherein the flange of the latch portion is adapted to engage a portion of the support structure and a connection structure; wherein the connection structure is a disk with at least one clip member, the flange being adapted to engage the disk and the clip member being adapted to engage a portion of the support structure to provide a tamper-resistant connection to the support structure; and, wherein the advertising device is adapted to be one or both of removably connected to or disposed on the body portion, and, wherein the advertising device has an insertion portion, and the body portion has a receiving portion for receiving and retaining the insertion portion of the advertising device to secure the advertising device to the body portion.