Adjustable beverage holder

Abstract

An adjustable beverage holder is provided in which a beverage container support comprises two telescopically interengaged, radially elastomeric sleeves each with a longitudinally extending discontinuity. The longitudinal position of the inner sleeve relative to the outer sleeve is adjustably fixable at one of preferably two positions by the location of hole sets defined in the outer sleeve and of cooperating stud post sets projecting outwardly from the inner sleeve. The stud posts interconnect radially with the holes when the inner sleeve is located in a predetermined desired position relative to the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve is provided with laterally outwardly extending upper and lower supports suitable for overlapping a table top edge portion and an adjustable bolt extends vertically upwardly through the lower support for table clamping.

1 . An adjustable beverage holder comprising in combination: 
 an adjustable beverage container support comprising two telescopically interengaged sleeves radially biased into an adjacent relationship,    at least one of said sleeves having holes defined therein, and at least the other of said sleeves including stud posts defined therein, at least some of said stud posts being radially receivable in at least some of said holes when one of said sleeves is positioned in at least one predetermined position relative to the other said sleeve whereby said sleeves, said holes and said stud posts cooperate to define at said at least one predetermined position a beverage support, and    clamping means projecting from the outer one of said sleeves for clamping said container support to a table edge.    
   
   
       2 . The beverage holder of  claim 1  wherein said holes are defined in the outer one of said sleeves and said stud posts are defined in the inner one of said sleeves.  
   
   
       3 . The beverage holder of  claim 2  wherein said predetermined positions are two, said outer sleeve contains two sets of holes and said inner sleeve contains one set of stud posts on the outer wall thereof, and when said inner sleeve is in each of said two positions said stud posts engage one set of said holes.  
   
   
       4 . The beverage holder of  claim 1  wherein each of said sleeves has a longitudinal discontinuity defined therein, longitudinally outwardly extending flange means are defined on each longitudinal edge of said discontinuity of the inner one of said sleeves and said flange means each extend radially through said discontinuity of the outer one of said sleeves whereby when said flanges are squeezed towards one another, said biased adjacent relationship between said sleeves is overcome.  
   
   
       5 . The beverage holder of  claim 1  wherein said clamping means comprises a bracket having an upper arm and a lower arm each extending from the outer one of said sleeves and a bolt means that extends through said lower arm for clamping a table edge portion between said upper arm and said bolt means.  
   
   
       6 . An adjustable beverage holder comprising in combination: 
 an adjustable beverage container support comprising two telescopically interengaged, elastomeric sleeves radially yieldingly biased into an adjacent relationship, and each of said sleeves having a longitudinal discontinuity defined therein,    longitudinally outwardly extending flange means defined on each longitudinal edge of said discontinuity of the inner one of said sleeves and each said flange means extending radially through said discontinuity of the outer one of said sleeves whereby when said flanges are squeezed towards one another, said biased adjacent relationship between said sleeves is overcome,    the outer one of said sleeves has holes defined therein, and the inner one of said sleeves has stud posts defined therein, and at least some of said stud posts are radially receivable in at least some of said holes when one of said sleeves is positioned in one of at least two predetermined positions of said sleeves relative to the one another whereby said sleeves, said holes and said stud posts cooperate to define a beverage support at each of said predetermined positions, and,    clamping means projecting from the outer one of said sleeves for clamping said container support to a table edge, said clamping means comprises a bracket having an upper arm and a lower arm each extending from the outer one of said sleeves and a bolt means that extends through said lower arm for clamping a table edge portion between said upper arm and said bolt means.    
   
   
       7 . The beverage holder of  claim 6  wherein said outer sleeve contains two sets of holes and said inner sleeve contains one set of stud posts on the outer wall thereof, and when said inner sleeve is in each of said two positions, said stud posts engage one set of said holes.  
   
   
       8 . An adjustable beverage holder comprising in combination: 
 a vertically adjustable container support comprising 
 an outer sleeve having a first longitudinal discontinuity, and  
 an inner sleeve having a bottom wall and second longitudinal discontinuity, said inner sleeve being telescopically receivable in, and slidably moveable in, said outer sleeve,  
 at least one of said outer sleeve and said inner sleeve being radially elastomeric and radially yieldingly moveable relative to the other thereof,  
   detent means for locating and retaining said inner sleeve in at least one selected longitudinal position relative to said outer sleeve, said detent means comprising 
 a plurality of holes defined in said outer sleeve, and  
 a plurality of stud posts defined in said inner sleeve and extending outwards from said inner sleeve,  
 the interrelationship between said holes and said stud posts being such that at least some of said stud posts are receivable in at least some of said holes when said inner sleeve is in one of at least two predetermined longitudinal positions relative to said outer sleeve, whereby in said each said longitudinal position said inner sleeve is retained and fixed by receipt of said stud posts in said holes, and  
   a bracket having 
 an upper support that extends laterally from an upper region of said outer sleeve said upper support including a first outer portion for adjacent location at an upper edge surface of a table,  
 a lower support that extends laterally from a mid-region of said outer sleeve, said lower support including a second outer portion for positioning adjacent a lower edge surface of said table in a vertically spaced relationship relative to said first outer support portion, and  
 adjustable bolt means that extends threadably upwardly through said second outer portion for clamping said bracket to said table edge surface.  9 . The adjustable beverage holder of  claim 8  wherein said upper support includes an offset portion which elevates said outer portion thereof above the upper end of said outer sleeve.  
   
   
   
       9 . The adjustable beverage holder of  claim 8  wherein said an adjustable beverage holder has two said predetermined positions.