Holder for a beverage container

Abstract

A holder for a beverage container has a container receptacle, gripping elements with holding elements capable of being resiliently pressed away radially and project into the container receptacle, each of the holding elements having at least two vertically offset gripping points and being fastened by a spring element, such that each of the holding elements and each of the spring elements form a horizontally tiltable one of the gripping elements.

What is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims.  
     
         1 . A holder for a beverage container, comprising a container receptacle; gripping elements with holding elements capable of being resiliently pressed away radially and project into said container receptacle, each of said holding elements having at least two vertically offset gripping points and being fastened by a spring element, such that each of said holding elements and each of said spring elements form a horizontally tiltable one of said gripping elements.  
     
     
         2 . A holder as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said spring element is formed as a wire spring.  
     
     
         3 . A holder as defined in  claim 2 , wherein said holding elements each have two bores which are offset with respect to one another, said wire springs each comprising two limbs with free ends engaging in said bores, at least one portion of each of said limbs extending approximately in a direction of offset of said bores, and said limbs being biased with respect to one another in said direction.  
     
     
         4 . A holder as defined in  claim 3 , wherein said bores are offset substantially vertically with respect to one another.