Boat Seat Beverage Holder

Abstract

A beverage holder attachment securable to a boat seat is provided. The beverage holder attachment includes (1) a flat plate having a length greater than its width, (2) at least one fastener opening adjacent a first end, each sized for a fastener to secure to the boat seat, (3) a cylinder attached via its base end, having diameter suitable for a specified size beverage container, (4) a hole centered within the base end to provide drainage, having diameter less than the cylinder diameter, and (5) first and second flection lines parallel each other extending across the width of the flat plate, providing for bending at the first and second flection lines to situate the base end of the cylinder offset from the flat plate via the specified distance, wherein the beverage holder attachment is securable to an underside of the boat seat to provide for placement of a beverage within the cylinder.

1 . A beverage holder attachment securable to a boat seat, the beverage holder attachment comprising:
 a flat plate having a length and a width so that the length is greater than the width;   at least one fastener opening near a first end of the flat plate, the at least one fastener opening sized for a corresponding fastener to extend through the fastener opening to secure the beverage holder attachment to the boat seat, so that the first end of the flat plate is securable to an underside of the boat seat;   a cylinder having a base end and an open end with a cylinder diameter, the cylinder attached via the base end to a second end of the flat plate, the cylinder diameter suitable for a specified size beverage container;   a hole centered within a the base end of the cylinder, the hole extending through the flat plate to provide drainage, the hole further having a hole diameter less than the cylinder diameter; and   a first flection line and a second flection line parallel each other and extending across the width of the flat plate, the first flection line being tangent to the base end of the cylinder, and the second flection line being a specified distance from the first flection line, together providing the flat plate bendable at the first flection line and bendable at the second flection line to situate the base end of the cylinder at a level offset from the flat plate via the specified distance,   wherein the beverage holder attachment is securable to the underside of the boat seat to provide for placement of a beverage within the cylinder.   
     
     
         2 . The beverage holder attachment of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one fastener opening comprises a plurality of fastener openings arranged in a configuration matching the underside of the particular boat seat. 
     
     
         3 . The beverage holder attachment of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of fastener openings comprise two pair of opposing slots in a crossing pattern matched to a rectangular pattern of openings. 
     
     
         4 . The beverage holder attachment of  claim 1 , wherein the flat plate is one of:
 aluminum;   stainless steel;   steel;   galvanized steel; and   plastic.   
     
     
         5 . The beverage holder attachment of  claim 1 , wherein the first flection line and the second flection line respectively are indicia of a location for bends in the flat plate to provide for an offset of a base level of the base end of the cylinder from a main level of the flat plate. 
     
     
         6 . The beverage holder attachment of  claim 1 , wherein the flat plate and the cylinder are molded as a single piece item. 
     
     
         7 . The beverage holder attachment of  claim 6 , wherein the flat plate and a base level of the base end of the cylinder are offset from each other 
     
     
         8 . A beverage holder attachment securable to a boat seat, the beverage holder attachment comprising:
 a flat plate having a length and a width so that the length is greater than the width;   a plurality of fastener openings near a first end of the flat plate, each fastener opening of the plurality of fastener openings sized for a corresponding fastener to extend through the respective fastener opening to secure the beverage holder attachment to the boat seat, so that the first end of the flat plate is securable to an underside of the boat seat;   a cylinder having a base end and an open end with a cylinder diameter, the cylinder attached via the base end to a second end of the flat plate, the cylinder diameter suitable for a specified size beverage container;   a drain hole centered within a the base end of the cylinder, the drain hole extending through the flat plate, the drain hole further having a drain hole diameter less than the cylinder diameter; and   a first flection line and a second flection line parallel each other and extending across the width of the flat plate near the cylinder, together providing the flat plate bendable at the first flection line situated tangent to the base end of the cylinder and bendable at the second flection line to situate the base end of the cylinder at a level offset from the flat plate via a specified distance corresponding to a distance between the first flection line and the second flection line,   wherein the beverage holder attachment is securable to the underside of the boat seat to provide for placement of a beverage within the cylinder.   
     
     
         9 . The beverage holder attachment of  claim 7 , wherein the plurality of fastener openings are arranged in a configuration matching the underside of the particular boat seat. 
     
     
         10 . The beverage holder attachment of  claim 8 , wherein the plurality of fastener openings comprise two pair of opposing slots in a crossing pattern matched to a rectangular pattern of openings. 
     
     
         11 . The beverage holder attachment of  claim 7 , wherein the flat plate is one of:
 aluminum;   stainless steel;   steel;   galvanized steel; and   plastic.   
     
     
         12 . The beverage holder attachment of  claim 7 , wherein the first flection line and the second flection line respectively are indicia of a location for bends in the flat plate to provide for an offset of a base level of the base end of the cylinder from a main level of the flat plate. 
     
     
         13 . The beverage holder attachment of  claim 7 , wherein the flat plate and the cylinder are molded as a single piece item. 
     
     
         14 . The beverage holder attachment of  claim 13 , wherein the flat plate and a base level of the base end of the cylinder are offset from each other. 
     
     
         15 . A beverage holder attachment securable to a boat seat, the beverage holder attachment comprising:
 a flat plate having a length and a width so that the length is greater than the width, the flat plate including a cylinder having a base end and an open end with a cylinder diameter, the cylinder attached via the base end to a receptacle end of the flat plate, the cylinder diameter suitable for a specified size beverage container;   a plurality of fastener openings near an attachment end of the flat plate opposite the receptacle end, each fastener opening of the plurality of fastener openings sized for a corresponding fastener to extend through the respective fastener opening to secure the beverage holder attachment to the boat seat, so that the attachment end of the flat plate is securable to an underside of the boat seat;   a drain hole centered within the base end of the cylinder, the drain hole extending through the flat plate, the drain hole further having a drain hole diameter less than the cylinder diameter; and   a first flection line and a second flection line parallel each other and extending across the width of the flat plate near the cylinder, together providing the flat plate bendable at the first flection line situated tangent to the base end of the cylinder and bendable at the second flection line to situate the base end of the cylinder at a level offset from the flat plate via a specified distance corresponding to a distance between the first flection line and the second flection line,   wherein the beverage holder attachment is securable to the underside of the boat seat to provide for placement of a beverage within the cylinder.