Article Holding Device

Abstract

An article holding device for stowing articles while using a golf cart includes a cup, a fastener, and a stowage module. The fastener is engaged to a lip of the cup and can engage an element of a vehicle, such as a tube of a frame of a golf cart, to removably engage the cup to the vehicle. The stowage module is engaged to the lip and can removably engage at least one of a rolled tobacco product, a golf tee, a golf ball, a matchbook, and a lighter. The stowage module is used to stow the at least one of a rolled tobacco product, a golf tee, a golf ball, a matchbook, and a lighter. The cup can be selectively utilized to ash the rolled tobacco product and to stow articles of a user.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An article holding device comprising:
 a cup;   a fastener engaged to a lip of the cup and being configured to be engageable to an element of a vehicle for removably engaging the cup to the vehicle; and   a stowage module engaged to the lip and being configured for removably engaging at least one of a rolled tobacco product, a golf tee, a golf ball, a matchbook, and a lighter for stowing the at least one of a rolled tobacco product, a golf tee, a golf ball, a matchbook, and a lighter.   
     
     
         2 . The article holding device of  claim 1 , wherein the cup is conically frustrum shaped, such that a top of the cup is circumferentially larger than a bottom of the cup. 
     
     
         3 . The article holding device of  claim 1 , wherein the fastener comprises a bracket, the bracket being substantially U-shaped, wherein the bracket is configured for inserting a tube of a frame of the vehicle for engaging the cup to the tube. 
     
     
         4 . The article holding device of  claim 3 , wherein the bracket is rotationally engaged to the cup, such that the cup is selectively rotatable relative to the tube of the frame. 
     
     
         5 . The article holding device of  claim 3 , further including a grip engaged to an inner face of the bracket, wherein the grip is configured for frictionally engaging the tube of the frame. 
     
     
         6 . The article holding device of  claim 5 , wherein the grip comprises at least one of rubber, silicone, and elastomer. 
     
     
         7 . The article holding device of  claim 1 , wherein the stowage module comprises a plate engaged to the lip and extending outwardly from the cup substantially coplanarly with the top, the plate having a plurality of holes positioned therethrough distal from the cup, wherein each hole is configured for insertion of a shaft of respective golf tee for stowing the respective golf tee. 
     
     
         8 . The article holding device of  claim 1 , further including:
 the stowage module comprising a plate engaged to the lip and extending outwardly from the cup substantially coplanarly with the top; and   a plurality of bars coupled to and extending from an upper face of the plate defining a set of slots, wherein each slot is configured for insertion of a respective rolled tobacco product for stowing the respective rolled tobacco product.   
     
     
         9 . The article holding device of  claim 8 , wherein the plate has an edge distal from the cup, the plurality of bars being positioned between the edge and the cup. 
     
     
         10 . The article holding device of  claim 8 , wherein the plurality of bars comprises four bars defining three slots. 
     
     
         11 . The article holding device of  claim 8 , wherein at least one of the slots is sized for insertion of a cigarette. 
     
     
         12 . The article holding device of  claim 8 , wherein at least one of the slots is sized for insertion of a cigar. 
     
     
         13 . The article holding device of  claim 8 , wherein at least one of the slots is sized for insertion of a cigarillo. 
     
     
         14 . The article holding device of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the plurality of bars extends arcuately between opposed sides of the plate;   each bar is trapezoidal prism shaped such that an upper end of the bar is trapezoidally shaped, and such that a first side of the bar is dimensionally wider than a second side of the bar; and   the bars being positioned such that inner sides of adjacently positioned bars defining an associated slot are substantially parallel planer.   
     
     
         15 . The article holding device of  claim 1 , wherein the stowage module comprises a block engaged to the lip, the block having a cutout extending into an upper facet thereof and being configured for insertion of at least one of a matchbook and a lighter for stowing the at least one of a matchbook and a lighter. 
     
     
         16 . The article holding device of  claim 1 , wherein the stowage module comprises a shell engaged to and extending from the lip, the shell being resiliently stretchable and hemispherically shaped, wherein the shell is configured for stretching for insertion of a golf ball into an open face thereof, positioning the shell for rebounding for engaging the golf ball. 
     
     
         17 . The article holding device of  claim 16 , wherein the shell comprises at least one of rubber, silicone, and elastomer. 
     
     
         18 . The article holding device of  claim 1 , wherein the stowage module comprises:
 a block engaged to the lip, the block having a cutout extending into an upper facet thereof and being configured for insertion of at least one of a matchbook and a lighter for stowing the at least one of a matchbook and a lighter; and   a shell engaged to and extending from a lower facet of the block, the shell being resiliently stretchable and hemispherically shaped, wherein the shell is configured for stretching for insertion of a golf ball into an open face thereof, positioning the shell for rebounding for engaging the golf ball.   
     
     
         19 . The article holding device of  claim 16 , wherein the shell comprises at least one of rubber, silicone, and elastomer. 
     
     
         20 . An article holding device comprising:
 a cup, the cup being conically frustrum shaped, such that a top of the cup is circumferentially larger than a bottom of the cup;   a fastener engaged to a lip of the cup and being configured to be engageable to an element of a vehicle for removably engaging the cup to the vehicle, the fastener comprising a bracket, the bracket being substantially U-shaped, wherein the bracket is configured for inserting a tube of a frame of the vehicle for engaging the cup to the tube, the bracket being rotationally engaged to the cup, such that the cup is selectively rotatable relative to the tube of the frame;   a grip engaged to an inner face of the bracket, wherein the grip is configured for frictionally engaging the tube of the frame, the grip comprising at least one of rubber, silicone, and elastomer;   a stowage module engaged to the lip and being configured for removably engaging at least one of a rolled tobacco product, a golf tee, a golf ball, a matchbook, and a lighter for stowing the at least one of a rolled tobacco product, a golf tee, a golf ball, a matchbook, and a lighter;   the stowage module comprising a plate engaged to the lip and extending outwardly from the cup substantially coplanarly with the top, the plate having a plurality of holes positioned therethrough distal from the cup, wherein each hole is configured for insertion of a shaft of respective golf tee for stowing the respective golf tee;   a plurality of bars coupled to and extending from an upper face of the plate defining a set of slots, wherein each slot is configured for insertion of a respective rolled tobacco product for stowing the respective rolled tobacco product, the plurality of bars comprising four bars defining three slots, at least one of the slots being sized for insertion of a cigarette, at least one of the slots being sized for insertion of a cigar, at least one of the slots being sized for insertion of a cigarillo, the plate having an edge distal from the cup, the plurality of bars being positioned between the edge and the cup, the plurality of bars extending arcuately between opposed sides of the plate, each bar being trapezoidal prism shaped such that an upper end of the bar is trapezoidally shaped, and such that a first side of the bar is dimensionally wider than a second side of the bar, the bars being positioned such that inner sides of adjacently positioned bars defining an associated slot are substantially parallel planer;   the stowage module comprising a block engaged to the lip, the block having a cutout extending into an upper facet thereof and being configured for insertion of at least one of a matchbook and a lighter for stowing the at least one of a matchbook and a lighter; and   the stowage module comprising a shell engaged to and extending from the lip, the shell being resiliently stretchable and hemispherically shaped, wherein the shell is configured for stretching for insertion of a golf ball into an open face thereof, positioning the shell for rebounding for engaging the golf ball, the shell comprising at least one of rubber, silicone, and elastomer, the shell being engaged to and extending from a lower facet of the block.