Patent ID: 8870044

Claim:
A holder for snacks and drinks adapted to be secured by clamping to a child safety car seat in a vehicle, to a stroller, or to a shopping cart handle, the holder comprising: a main body having a front side and a rear side and supporting at least one receptacle for holding food or a drink; and a clamp assembly connected to the main body, the clamp assembly including: an inner jaw and an outer jaw movable relative to each other located generally on the rear side of the main body, the inner jaw in fixed position with reference to the main body, and the outer jaw movable with reference to the main body, an adjustment knob located generally on the front side of the main body, the adjustment knob having an concentrically projecting rim, an elongated hollow housing having a housing distal end and supporting the inner jaw at the housing distal end, the hollow housing having a flange to retain and longitudinally secure the concentrically projecting rim of adjustment knob, a hollow clamping adjustment rod within and which longitudinally moves with reference to the hollow housing, the hollow clamping adjustment rod having an adjustment rod distal end and supporting the outer jaw at the adjustment rod distal end, and a clamping mechanism including: a lead screw within the hollow clamping adjustment rod and driven by the adjustment knob, wherein the lead screw and adjustment knob remain longitudinally fixed relative to the hollow housing during rotation of the lead screw; and a lead screw nut retained within the hollow clamping adjustment rod and threadedly engaging the lead screw for longitudinal movement of the lead screw nut and the hollow clamping adjustment rod with reference to the hollow housing and the lead screw is rotated by the adjustment knob.