U.S. patent number RE41,624 [Application Number 11/474,913] was granted by the patent office on 2010-09-07 for locking bracket and cupholder for seat frame.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Caddy Products, Inc.. Invention is credited to Peter W. A. Bergin.
United States Patent |
RE41,624 |
Bergin |
September 7, 2010 |
Locking bracket and cupholder for seat frame
Abstract
A bracket is used for mounting onto the standard of a stadium or
theater seat. The bracket can be bolted in place at the same time
as seat backs are bolted onto the seat standard. The bracket has
latches that permit a drink cupholder to be installed by sliding
the cupholder along mating guides in one direction. The latches
engage complementary latch portions on the drink cupholder to
prevent removal of the drink cupholder. The drink cupholder has a
wall that mates to the bracket, and includes skirt walls that cover
the bolts used for attaching the bracket and the seat backs to the
seat standard.
Inventors: |
Bergin; Peter W. A. (Rancho
Mirage, CA) |
Assignee: |
Caddy Products, Inc. (Palm
Desert, CA)
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Family
ID: |
25364661 |
Appl.
No.: |
11/474,913 |
Filed: |
June 26, 2006 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
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Application
Number |
Filing Date |
Patent Number |
Issue Date |
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10985831 |
Nov 10, 2004 |
Re. 39392 |
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Reissue of: |
09874830 |
Jun 5, 2001 |
06641101 |
Nov 4, 2003 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
248/311.2;
248/223.41; 297/188.14; 297/188.18 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47C
7/62 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A47K
1/08 (20060101) |
Field of
Search: |
;248/311.2,313,220.22,224.7,212,223.41,223.31
;297/188.18,188.14,188.2 |
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[Referenced By]
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Primary Examiner: Ramirez; Ramon O
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Westman, Champlin & Kelly,
P.A.
Parent Case Text
.Iadd.More than one reissue application has been filed for original
U.S. Pat. No. 6,641,101 for which reissue is sought. This
application is a continuation of Reissue application Ser. No.
10/985,831 filed Nov. 10, 2004, now U.S. Reissue Pat. No. RE
39,392. .Iaddend.
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A mounting bracket for .Iadd.supporting .Iaddend.a drink
cupholder to fit onto a seat standard, said seat standard having
.[.an upper armrest wall and.]. a rear facing wall, .[.a.].
.Iadd.the .Iaddend.bracket for supporting said drink cupholder
.[.having a mounting wall supportable on the upper armrest wall of
the standard, and the bracket.]. having a support wall extending on
.[.the.]. .Iadd.a .Iaddend.rear side of the standard, said support
wall having openings for receiving bolts used for connection with
the standard, a guide wall for slidably receiving said drink
cupholder when the drink cupholder is moved in a first direction to
a first portion of the guide wall having at least one latch lug
that mates with the drink cupholder to prevent removal of the drink
cupholder in a second direction opposite from the first
direction.
.[.2. The bracket of claim 1, wherein said at least one latch lug
has tapered ramp surfaces sloping outwardly from the support wall
in the first direction, and the at least one latch lug forming a
shoulder generally perpendicular to the support wall facing in the
first direction..].
.[.3. The bracket of claim 1, wherein said support wall has a
central plane extending along a central plane of the seat standard,
and said support wall has laterally extending portions extending
laterally of the central plane of the seat standard, the support
wall having said openings for bolts on the laterally extending
portions of the support wall..].
.[.4. The bracket of claim 1, wherein said standard upper armrest
wall has lateral flanges on the sides thereof, and flexible
retainer clips on the mounting bracket for snapping onto the
lateral flanges and retaining the mounting wall of the bracket on
the upper armrest wall of the standard..].
.[.5. The bracket of claim 1, in combination with a drink cupholder
having a receptacle for holding a drink cup, the drink cupholder
having a holder wall mating with the support wall of the bracket,
and a complementary surface on the mating wall for engaging the
latch lug on the support wall..].
.[.6. The combination of claim 5, wherein said drink cupholder wall
extends laterally to overlie the support wall..].
.[.7. The combination of claim 5, wherein said holder wall of said
drink cupholder conforms in a complementary shape to at least one
portion of the support wall of the bracket..].
.[.8. The bracket of claim 1, wherein the support wall has a lower
part comprising a first wall section extending downwardly and
rearwardly and a second wall section extending downwardly and
forwardly from the first wall section..].
.[.9. The bracket of claim 8, wherein the mounting bracket has an
upright track wall with lateral edges defining a track, the first
and second support wall sections being wider laterally than the
track wall, the latch lugs being on the track wall..].
.[.10. The bracket of claim 9, wherein the drink cupholder is used
in combination with the bracket, the drink cupholder having
attachment walls mating with the track wall, said drink cupholder
wall having guides along opposite sides thereof for engaging the
track defined by the lateral edges of the track wall, and a recess
on the drink cupholder which aligns with and receives the latch lug
on the track wall of the mounting bracket when the drink cupholder
is moved to receive the track..].
.[.11. A mounting bracket for a drink cupholder to fit onto a seat
standard, the seat standard having an upper armrest wall and a rear
wall on a rear side of the standard, the mounting bracket including
a mounting wall supportable on the upper armrest wall of the
standard, and on the rear wall on the rear side of the standard, at
least one wedge lug on the rear wall, said rear wall having a
portion that is defined by generally vertical side edges, in
combination with a cupholder having a cupholder wall with guides
engaging the vertical side edges of the rear wall to retain the
cupholder on the rear wall, and the cupholder wall having a surface
formed to face and mate with the lug on the rear wall as the
cupholder is slid along the rear wall vertical side edges to
prevent removal of the cupholder..].
.[.12. The mounting bracket of claim 11, wherein there is a stop
lug on the rear wall to prevent the cupholder from moving more than
a selected amount when the cupholder is slid along the rear wall
vertical side edges..].
.[.13. The mounting bracket of claim 11, wherein the bracket has a
support wall with laterally extending portions at a lower end of
the support wall that extend outwardly from the rear wall, said
laterally extending portions having openings for receiving
fasteners for securing the mounting bracket to the seat
standard..].
.[.14. The mounting bracket of claim 13, wherein said cupholder has
skirt portions that extend laterally outwardly beyond the support
wall laterally extending portions to shield the fasteners..].
.[.15. A molded cupholder having a cupholder wall and a mounting
portion, said mounting portion including a planar base wall having
at least one wedge shaped latch having an inclined planar surface
protruding outwardly from a plane surface of the planar base wall,
and an outer end of the inclined planar surface forming a latch
surface extending substantially perpendicularly from and joining
the planar base surface, the wedge shaped latch positioned to
engage a mating wedge shaped latch on a bracket on a seat standard,
the cupholder mounting portion including a pair of spaced side
shield walls that are on opposite sides of the base wall and extend
outwardly from the plane surface, the spaced shield walls having
inturned flanges at outer end thereof for slidably receiving edges
of a support wall on the bracket on the seat standard, the latch
surface of the wedge shaped latch on the base wall and a similar
latch surface on a mating wedge shaped latch engaging as the side
shield walls are slid along the support wall, and the side shield
walls, the support wall and base wall enclosing the wedge shaped
latch on the base wall and the mating wedge shaped latch..].
.Iadd.16. A cupholder assembly comprising: a mounting bracket
mountable relative to a seat, standard; a cupholder portion having
a holder receptacle and the cupholder portion slidable along a
generally upright mounting surface of the mounting bracket; and a
latching mechanism comprising at least one wedged shaped latch lug
having an inclined planar surface protruding outwardly from the
upright mounting surface in a downward direction to a tapered edge
to form a latch surface extending from the tapered edge generally
traverse to the upright mounting surface and the cupholder portion
being slidable along the upright mounting surface in the downward
direction to snap the at least wedged shaped latch lug into a latch
recess so that the latch surface of the at least one wedged shaped
latch lug abuts a latch surface of the cupholder portion.
.Iaddend.
.Iadd.17. The cupholder assembly of claim 16 wherein the latch
mechanism comprises a plurality of wedge shaped latch lugs forming
a plurality of inclined planar surfaces protruding outwardly from
the upright mounting surface in a downward direction to tapered
edges to form a plurality of latch surfaces extending from the
tapered edges generally traverse to the upright mounting surface
and the plurality of wedged shaped latch lugs configured to snap
into a plurality of latch recesses so that the plurality of latch
surfaces of the plurality of wedged shaped latch lugs abut a
plurality of latch surfaces of the cupholder portion. .Iaddend.
.Iadd.18. The cupholder assembly of claim 16 and comprising guide
walls on the cupholder portion spaced to slide along edge surfaces
of an upright mounting portion of the mounting bracket.
.Iaddend.
.Iadd.19. The cupholder assembly of claim 18 wherein the guide
walls includes inwardly turned end portions. .Iaddend.
.Iadd.20. The cupholder assembly of claim 16 wherein the mounting
bracket includes a plurality of spaced fastener openings to attach
the mounting bracket to the seat standard. .Iaddend.
.Iadd.21. The cupholder assembly of claim 18 wherein the mounting
bracket includes at least one fastener opening. .Iaddend.
.Iadd.22. A cupholder assembly comprising: a mounting bracket
mountable relative to a seat standard; a cupholder portion having a
holder receptacle; and a latch assembly comprising at least one
latch lug having a latch surface generally traverse to an upright
mounting surface of the mounting bracket and the cupholder portion
being slidable in a first direction to latch the cupholder portion
to the mounting bracket and in a latched position, the latch
surface of the at least one latch lug is adjacent to an opposing
surface of the latch assembly so that the latch surface of the at
least one latch lug contacts the opposing surface when the
cupholder portion is moved in a second direction opposite to the
first direction. .Iaddend.
.Iadd.23. The cupholder assembly of claim 22 wherein the latch
assembly comprises a plurality of latch lugs forming a plurality of
latch surfaces generally traverse to the upright mounting surface
and in the latched position, the plurality of latch surfaces of the
plurality of latch lugs are adjacent to a plurality of opposing
surfaces so the plurality of latch surfaces contact the plurality
of opposing surfaces when the cupholder portion is moved in the
second direction. .Iaddend.
.Iadd.24. The cupholder assembly of claim 22 and comprising guide
walls on the cupholder portion spaced to slide along edge surfaces
of an upright mounting portion of the mounting bracket.
.Iaddend.
.Iadd.25. The cupholder assembly of claim 24 wherein the guide
walls includes inwardly turned end portions. .Iaddend.
.Iadd.26. The cupholder assembly of claim 22 wherein the mounting
bracket includes at least one fastener opening. .Iaddend.
.Iadd.27. The cupholder assembly of claim 22 wherein the mounting
bracket includes a plurality of spaced fastener openings to attach
the mounting bracket to the seat standard. .Iaddend.
.Iadd.28. The cupholder assembly of claim 22 wherein the at least
one latch lug is wedged shaped. .Iaddend.
.Iadd.29. A cupholder assembly comprising: a mounting bracket
mountable relative to the seat assembly; a cupholder portion having
a cupholder receptacle; and a latch assembly configured to latch
the cupholder portion to the mounting bracket comprising a first
latch portion including a wedged shaped latch forming a latch
surface and the cupholder portion being slideable along a guiding
surface of the mounting bracket in a first direction generally
traverse to an orientation of the latch surface to engage the latch
assembly so that the latch surface of the first latch portion
contacts an opposing latch surface of a second latch portion when
the cupholder is moved in a second direction opposite to the first
direction. .Iaddend.
.Iadd.30. The cupholder of claim 29 wherein the wedged shaped latch
is generally enclosed between the mounting bracket and the
cupholder portion when the latch assembly is engaged. .Iaddend.
.Iadd.31. The cupholder assembly of claim 29 wherein the mounting
bracket is mounted to the seat assembly via a fastener insertable
into at least one fastener opening in the mounting bracket.
.Iaddend.
.Iadd.32. The cupholder assembly of claim 29 in combination with
the seat assembly comprising a seat standard and seat back and
wherein the mounting bracket is fastened to the seat
standard..Iaddend.
.Iadd.33. The cupholder assembly of claim 29 wherein the latch
assembly includes inturned flange portions slideable along side
edges of a track or rail to engage the latch assembly.
.Iaddend.
.Iadd.34. The cupholder assembly of claim 29 wherein the latch
assembly is a one-way latch and is releasable using a separate
device or tool. .Iaddend.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a drink cupholder on the seat
standard or frame of stadium seats, which includes a separate
mounting bracket that can be preinstalled on the standard, before
the seat backs are put into place and using bolt holes that are
also used for mounting the seat backs in place. The mounting
bracket can be installed, and later the seat backs can be
installed. A separate drink cupholder is fitted into the place on
the mounting bracket as a final step and locks in position covering
the bolts used for mounting the mounting bracket and sent back to
prevent tampering.
In the prior art, drink container holders or drink cupholders have
been advanced, and have become very popular in stadium seating for
theaters, sports arenas and the like. The cupholders generally are
mounted at the rear of the seat backs, so that they are accessible
and useable for persons seated in the row behind the row of seats
on which the cupholders are mounted. Also, separable mounting
brackets and drink cupholders have been shown in the prior art. For
example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,813,644, illustrates such a cupholder.
Improvements in the ease of mounting, and the procedures for
enabling one to install a mounting bracket at the time the seat
standards are installed into the arena, and then later adding the
drink cupholders, while insuring that the drink cupholders are
secured in place is important. Tampering with drink cupholders can
be a problem, and the cupholder of the present invention covers the
bolts that attach the mounting bracket to the seat standard when
the drink cupholder is snapped into place. This construction will
discourage, and essentially eliminate, removal of the brackets and
the drink cupholder.
The bracket and the drink cupholder can be molded out of suitable
plastic materials, and provide an attractive, easily installed, and
relatively tamper proof assembly.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a mounting bracket and a drink
cupholder that are separately made, and which are installed on the
standards or frames for mounting the bracket stadium seats. The
mounting bracket is adapted to snap into place on the arm support
between a pair of seats, the mounting bracket extends to the rear
of such standard. Molded or formed seat standards can have various
curved shapes, and the present mounting bracket can easily be
adapted to such curves for fitting into place, particularly along
flanges at the rear of the seat standard. The seat backs are
installed on provided supports at the rear of the standard with
suitable bolts. The same bolts are used for securing the mounting
bracket in place, so the mounting brackets can be mounted and
secured at the time the seat backs are installed.
The drink cupholder that attaches to the mounting bracket can be
installed at a later time by sliding it onto a provided guide wall
so it snaps and latches in place. The drink cupholder is then
non-removably attached without utilizing special tools. Attaching
the mounting bracket to the standard at the time of installing the
seat backs, makes the installation process easier.
Since the drink cupholder can be installed at a later time, it is
made to shield the mounting bolts that are used for attaching the
mounting bracket on the seat standard. Once the drink cup or drink
cupholder has been snapped into place, the mounting bolts are not
accessible from the rear but the drink cupholder is accessible to a
person sitting in a seat row behind the row of seats on which the
drink cupholder is installed.
Different versions of drink cupholders can be installed on the same
mounting bracket, depending on the use that is desired. Each drink
cupholder has a guide or slide that has recesses that mate with the
lugs on the mounting bracket.
The mounting bracket is easily molded, and the drink cupholders
also are molded so that they can be made rugged, in suitable
colors, and with pleasing shapes.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the typical seat standard having a
drink cupholder mounting bracket and drink cupholder installed
thereon, with the seat backs removed;
FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the standard of FIG. 1
fragmentarily showing a seat back in dotted lines in position for
illustrative purposes;
FIG. 3 is a rear end view of a mounting bracket;
FIG. 4 is a view of the end of the mounting bracket opposite from
FIG. 3, that would be installed on the seat standard;
FIG. 5 is a side elevational view showing the drink cupholder
latched into place on a mounting bracket;
FIG. 6 is a back side view of the drink cupholder showing the
receptacles that latch onto lugs on the mounting bracket;
FIG. 7 is a fragmentarily enlarged sectional view of the mating
parts for mounting the drink cupholder on the mounting bracket
taken on line 7--7 in FIG. 5; and
FIG. 8 is a perspective front view of a modified view of the drink
cupholder shown installed on a bracket.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in particular, a stadium seat standard
indicated generally at 10 is for mounting seats in a conventional
manner in a stadium seating arrangement. The seats are not shown in
detail, in that they can be of any suitable design. The standard 10
includes a base 12 that mounts onto a suitable support, such as a
poured concrete floor of a stadium, and has frame uprights 14 at
the front edge that curve upwardly to a top flange 16. The rear
side of the standard has a rear upright 18, with a mounting flange
20 that is used for mounting a seat back 22, as shown schematically
in FIG. 2. The seat back 22 has suitable brackets 28 that fit
against the inner surface of the flange 20 in alignment with slots
24 on the mounting flange.
The flange 20 extends on opposite sides of a center panel 26, and
there is a slot 24 on each of the extending side portions of the
flange 20. The flange 20 and panel 26 can be curved at the rear
side, as desired, and the brackets 28 used for mounting the seat
backs fit this curvature.
The top flange 16, extends on opposite sides of the center panel
26, as shown, and various openings 30, can be provided. The side
portions 16A and 16B of the top flange are used for supporting a
mounting bracket 32 for a drink cupholder 34 in a drink cupholder
assembly 36.
The mounting bracket 32 is shown in greater detail in FIGS. 3 and
4, and includes a horizontal top wall 38 that rests above the
flange 16, and has snap on resilient latch fingers 40A and 40B on
the two sides of the top wall 38, respectively, that fit over edges
of the side flanges 16A and 16B of the top flange 16 on the seat
standard.
The top wall 38 joins a support head 42 that is positioned at the
rear side of the mounting bracket 32. The support head 42 in turn
is joined to a support wall 44 that is molded in two wall sections,
44A and 44B, to conform to the upper portions of the flange 20 at
the rear side of the standard 10. The wall 44 is provided with bolt
openings or slots 46 in the lower support wall section 44B that is
resting on a portion of the flange 20 carrying the slots 24 for the
bolts 50 which are used for mounting the seat backs 22, and which
also are used for attaching the mounting bracket 32 in
position.
The support head 42 supports a generally planar upright track or
wall 56 that is joined to the support head .[.40.]. .Iadd.42
.Iaddend.with a block or web 54. The wall 56 has two latch lugs 58A
and 58B formed thereon. The lugs 58A and 58B taper outwardly in
downward direction and form downwardly facing shoulder surfaces 60A
and 60B, respectively. The planar wall 56 mates with latch slide
guides 62 at the back of the drink cupholder 34.
The back of the drink cupholder 34 has a pair of spaced side walls
61A and 61B that have upper portions 65A and 65B extending
laterally from the wall 63 forming the cup receiving cylinder a
greater distance than the lower portions of the wall (see FIGS. 5,
6 and 7 in particular). The upper portions 65A and 65B have
inwardly turned flanges 64A and 64B that fit over the side edges of
the upright track or wall 56. When the cupholder 34 is to be
installed on the mounting bracket 32, the cupholder 34 is raised
above the wall 56 as shown in dotted lines in FIG. 5, so that the
flanges 64A and 64B are to the front side of the edges of the wall
56, and then the cupholder 34 is slid downwardly and guided along
wall 56.
The wall 33 of the cupholder 34 also has a pair of latch walls 66A
and 66B between the side walls 61A and 61B. The latch walls 66A and
66B have latch recesses 67A and 67B which have upwardly facing
shoulder surfaces that lock under shoulders 60A and 60B of the lugs
58A and 58B for locking the cupholder 34 in place. The latch walls
66A and 66B have edges that will slide along the tapered surfaces
of the lugs 58A and 58B respectively, when the cupholder is moved
downwardly in the direction indicated by the arrows 74. The lower
ends of latch walls 66A and 66B are tapered as shown at 70 in FIG.
5 to aid in assembly as the cupholder is slid into place. The
flanges 64A and 64B will flex so that the latch walls will ramp or
slip over the lugs 58A and 58B on wall 56 upon the application of a
reasonable amount of force in the direction of arrow 74. The lugs
58A and 58B will snap into the latch recesses and the cupholder 34
is locked on the mounting bracket. The latch is a one-way latch.
The lower end of wall 44B has a center stop lug 75 that will
prevent the cupholder 34 from being slid too far downwardly.
The cupholder 34 has side skirts 76 that are spaced apart enough
and have vertical length sufficient go over the ends of wall 44 and
to cover the bolts 50 on both sides of the bracket 32. The side
skirts 76 shield the bolts 50 from removal at the rear of the
standard 10 unless the cupholder is forced off. Generally, the
removal of the cupholder 34 will cause destruction of the mounting
bracket or the cupholder, unless a special tool is used for
resiliently bending the walls 56 and 62 to permit the lugs 58A and
58B to be released from recesses 67A and 67B.
The cupholder 34, as shown, can be in different forms. As shown in
FIG. 1, the cupholder has a cup or container receptacle 80 formed
by cylindrical wall 63 and also side pockets or receptacles 82 for
holding various items such as a small program, or other written
materials, and can have a receptacle 84 for a pen or pencil.
In FIG. 8, a modified version of the cupholder is shown at 90,
installed on a mounting bracket 32. The cupholder 90 has side
flanges or walls 92 that extend laterally from the main body 93 of
the attachment block. The flanges 92 support rearwardly extending
skirts 94 that cover the ends of the flange 20 on the standard, and
the ends of the wall 44 of the mounting bracket 32, to completely
shield the bolts 50, and the mounting slots or openings. The
cupholder or drink container holder 90 has a receptacle 96 that
receives a cup. A top wall 98 is also provided. The mounting block
93 has guides, as shown in FIG. 7. The mounting block also includes
latch receptacles to receive the lugs 58A and 58B.
The mounting bracket 32 can be used for various styles of
cupholders, as shown. This makes the final design of the cupholder
adaptable to the particular installation that is desired. The
cupholders do not have to be installed until the end of
construction of the stadium. The mounting brackets themselves can
be mounted at the time the standards are put in or when the seat
backs are put into place.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to
preferred embodiments, workers skilled in the art will recognize
that changes may be made in form and detail without departing from
the spirit and scope of the invention.
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