Portable Cup Holder

Submitted 8 years ago

The present invention relates generally to the field of transporting one or more beverage containers and more specifically relates to portable cup holder systems.
People are often "on-the-go," whether they are going to work, school, the gym, or any number of other activities. It is natural to want to have one or more beverages to hydrate, caffeinate, or otherwise just enjoy while out and about. People may wish to purchase beverages for others (co-workers, friends, or the like) which may prove difficult given conventional means for transport. While "on-the-go", one way to obtain beverages is to stop at a store and purchase beverages in portable containers. Another method is to access a drive-through at a restaurant or business that conveniently provides drinks in a manner where consumers can obtain the beverages without the need to exit their vehicle. For consumers driving a vehicle, cup holders placed around the interior of the vehicle may be used as receptacles to hold the beverages in their containers while en route.
Both vehicle cup holders and the beverages they hold are designed to be mutually beneficial in that diverse, transportable beverages are generally held in containers that usually fit in to vehicle cup holders, creating a convenience for consumers. However, many convenience beverage containers have no handles on them to facilitate carrying them. After arriving at the destination, if a consumer has brought multiple beverages and anything else such as sports equipment, food, or a purse, it may be difficult to carry all of the items at once without dropping an item or spilling a beverage. Several attempts have been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, however, none of the current inventions and patents, taken either singly or in combination, is seen to describe the invention as claimed.
Advantages:
Convenient handle to facilitate carrying multiple beverage; especially when a consumer has brought anything else such as sports equipment, food, or a purse, etc.
A plurality of portable cup holder systems may be removably coupled in a modular manner to allow a user to carry additional beverage-style containers in an expedient manner.
Convenience and efficiency in storing, with the device being collapsible.
Retractable handle during driving.
Besides the sure convenience, my invention eliminates the negative environmental impact that current "drive-through trays" have. My product replaces these flimsy, bulky, "wasteful" cardboard devices that will eventually end up in the garbage; contributing to the negative impact on our environment. Please see consumer comments at: http://bit.ly/1XR8eFK
Abstract of my invention:
A portable cup holder system for transporting one or more beverage containers. Portable cup holder systems may include a receiver body and a carrying member. The receiver body may accept at least one beverage-style container and may be removably inserted in a vehicle-cup-holder by anyone who has a requirement to transport one or more beverages simultaneously. The portable cup holder system may be inserted and removed from a vehicle-cup-holder by engaging with a hingeably-attached carrying member adjacent to the receiver body. A plurality of portable cup holder systems may be removably coupled in a manner to allow a user to carry additional beverage-style containers in a practical manner. To enable convenience and efficiency in storing portable cup systems, portable cup holder system is structured and arranged to be collapsible for efficient stackable storage purposes.