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Crutch beverage holder

 Dennis Brennan
A holder for a beverage container for use with a crutch having a pair of bowed sides connected by a bearing portion at their upper ends, a leg portion at their lower ends, a hand grip connected between the sides and a pair of aligned apertures therethrough on an axis generally parallel to the...
Inventor: Dennis Brennan
Primary Examiner: Gregory M. Vidovich

U.S. Classification
224/407; 224/148.7; 248/311.2; 135/66; 135/68

International Classification
A45B 300

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Citations

Patent NumberTitleIssue date
2311049ARTICLE CARRYING ATTACHMENT FORFeb 1943
2750951 BARNWELLJun 1956
2904299ARTICLE HOLDING ATTACHMENT WITHSep 1959
2912991ARTICLE CARRYING BRACKET ADAPTED FOR Nov 1959
3391891VACUUM BOTTLE HOLDER FOR VEHICLE SEATSJul 1968
3532318DRINKING CONTAINER HOLDER HAVING MEANS FOR ATTACHMENT TO AN OBJECTOct 1970
3985148Crutch carry-all attachmentOct 12, 1976
4146045Crutch carry-all attachmentMar 27, 1979
4289156Crutch attachmentSep 15, 1981
4428390Carrying device for crutchesJan 31, 1984
4819843Drink container holderApr 11, 1989
5101845Carrying device attachable to a crutchApr 7, 1992
5423509Combination beverage container and stereo holderJun 13, 1995

Referenced by

Patent NumberTitleIssue date
D411654Crutch pocketJun 29, 1999
D416765Holder for beverage containerNov 23, 1999
D431365Palm computer retention deviceOct 3, 2000

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A holder for a beverage container for use with a crutch having a pair of bowed sides connected by a bearing portion at their upper ends, a leg portion at their lower ends, a hand grip connected between the sides and a pair of aligned apertures therethrough on an axis generally parallel to the axis of the hand grip, the beverage holder comprising, in combination with the beverage container:

an abutting attachment member spanning the bowed sides parallel to the pair of aligned apertures and wrapping around and adapted to resiliently engage the pair of apertures, respectively, from opposing sides of the crutch;
a hoop extending from the attachment member in a horizontal plane defining a circular receptacle for the beverage container;
a downwardly depending beverage container stop extending from and below the hoop for providing a positive stop for supporting the beverage container within the hoop.

2. The beverage holder as in claim 1 wherein opposing ends of the abutting attachment member wrapping around opposing sides of the crutch further comprise a formed metal rod having a generally semicircular shape.

3. The beverage holder as in claim 2 wherein the abutting attachment member further comprises a metal rod forming a relatively straight center portion joining the end portions.

4. The beverage holder as in claim 3 wherein a portion of the relatively straight center portion is formed into the hoop.

5. The beverage holder as in claim 1 wherein the downwardly depending beverage container stop further comprises a support member generally parallel to the pair of bowed sides of the crutch, secured to the abutting attachment member at a first end and having a stop member at a second end orthogonal to the support member.