Title: Drink container holder

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1. An item supporter for a chair having two spaced-apart legs on a side thereof, comprising an item support member including a horizontal portion for supporting items thereon and including an upright portion, two fasteners spaced apart on said upright portion and being pivotally connected thereto by a rivet for pivotal movement of each of said fasteners about the axis of its said rivet, said fasteners including clamp means for attaching to each of said chair legs and have said item support member extend away from said chair legs with said horizontal portion horizontally disposed, said item support member being C-shaped in end view to present an additional horizontal portion disposed above the first-mentioned said horizontal portion and with said upright portion extending between said horizontal portions, and said additional horizontal portion having openings therein for receiving said items extending therethrough and being supported on the first-mentioned said horizontal portion.

2. An item supporter for a chair having two spaced-apart legs on a side thereof, comprising an item support member including a horizontal portion for supporting items thereon and including an upright portion, two fasteners spaced apart on said upright portion and being pivotally connected thereto by a rivet for pivotal movement of each of said fasteners about the axis of its said rivet, said fasteners including clamp means for attaching to each of said chair legs and have said item support member extend away from said chair legs with said horizontal portion horizontally disposed, said upright portion including an offset section extending underneath said fasteners and away from said horizontal portion to engage said chair legs and thereby stabilize said supporter on said chair.

3. The item supporter as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said two fasteners are spring clips for attaching to said chair legs.

4. The item supporter as claimed in claim 1 or 2, including a foldable chair, and wherein said two fasteners are spring clips for attaching to said chair legs, and said spring clips are slidable along said chair legs for adjustment therealong and when said chair is being folded so that said supporter need not be removed from said chair.

5. The item supporter as claimed in claim 1, wherein said item support member is of a flat plate construction and presents said horizontal portions as flat shelves, and said additional horizontal portion has a plurality of openings therein for receiving liquid containers which extend through said openings and rest on the first-mentioned said horizontal portion.

6. The item supporter as claimed in claim 5, wherein said item support member includes an offset section at the juncture between said first-mentioned horizontal portion and said upright portion to have said juncture abut the chair legs and thereby stabilize said supporter on said chair.

7. An item supporter for a foldable chair comprising an arm rest and two spaced-apart tubular front and rear legs on a side thereof and with said legs being pivoted to said arm rest at spaced-apart points therealong, an item support member including a horizontal portion for supporting items thereon and including an upright portion, two spring clip fasteners spaced apart on said upright portion and being pivotally connected thereto by a rivet for pivotal movement of each of said fasteners about the axis of its said rivet, said fasteners including clamp means for attaching to each of said chair legs and have said item support member extend away from said chair legs with said horizontal portion horizontally disposed, said spring clips having openings faced away from said upright portion and faced inwardly from the side of said chair to attach thereto by moving laterally of said chair and having said clamp means extend across said leg and thus across the plane of folding movement of said leg and being slidable along said chair legs when said chair is being folded so that said supporter need not be removed from said chair.

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Inventors: Sell, Sanford S. (Racine, WI, US)

Application Number: 961616
Filing Date: 1978-11-17
Publication_date: 1980-07-22
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 297/188.02 248/231.81, 248/311.2, 297/188.01
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

155107	Sep, 1874	Richardson	297/189.
2979120	Apr, 1961	Amburn	297/188.
3029105	Apr, 1962	Junkunc	297/189.
3125372	Mar, 1964	Rose	297/188.
3367714	Feb, 1968	Stone	297/194.
3370820	Feb, 1968	Liss et al.	248/311.
4063701	Dec, 1977	Wray	297/188.

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Primary Examiner: Frazier, Roy D.
Assistant Examiner: Aschenbrenner, Peter A.
Attorney: Hansmann; Arthur J.