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A combination cup holder and armrest is provided for attachment to a chair arm. Typically, the chair arm is shared by adjacent theater or stadium chairs, or the like. The cup holder is integral with the armrest and extends beyond an outer end of the chair arm. The cup holder includes a receptacle, w

A combination cup holder and armrest is provided for attachment to a chair arm. Typically, the chair arm is shared by adjacent theater or stadium chairs, or the like. The cup holder is integral with the armrest and extends beyond an outer end of the chair arm. The cup holder includes a receptacle, which defines two coaxial bores having different diameters, with a ring step therebetween. The bores are sized to receive a plurality of different sized cups in a stable manner. The inner walls of the receptacle, which define the coaxial bores, are slanted toward a center of the bores. The angle of slant generally conforms to an angle of slant associated with the outer surface of a subject cup, whereby surface contact is obtained between the cup and the receptacle.

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A cup holder and armrest apparatus for attachment to a chair arm in combination with a set of cups including a relatively small size cup having a top, a bottom and a tapered exterior side surface with a bottom diameter smaller than a top diameter thereof; and a relatively large size cup having a bot

A cup holder and armrest apparatus for attachment to a chair arm in combination with a set of cups including a relatively small size cup having a top, a bottom and a tapered exterior side surface with a bottom diameter smaller than a top diameter thereof; and a relatively large size cup having a bottom with a bottom diameter larger than said small cup bottom diameter associated therewith, said apparatus alternatively supporting members from said set of cups; said combination cup holder and armrest comprising; (a) an armrest section for attachment to the chair arm; (b) a cup holder section connected to said armrest section; said cup holder section, when said apparatus is in an operational configuration thereof, including a first wall defining an inner bore substantially vertically aligned and extending entirely vertically through said cup holder section; said inner bore being substantially open and free of vertical restriction; said inner bore having a diameter sized between said small size cup bottom and top diameters such that when said small size cup is positioned in said inner bore, said small size cup is interferingly held by said small bore between said small size cup top and bottom; (c) said cup holder section including a second wall positioned above said first wall and defining an upwardly-open outer bore; said inner and outer bores being substantially coaxial, with a common axis thereof being generally vertical; said outer bore having a diameter generally greater than a diameter of said inner bore so as to form a shoulder between said inner and outer bores with a surface of said shoulder facing generally upward; said outer bore having a diameter at least as large as said large size cup bottom diameter; and (d) said shoulder engaging and supporting a base of said large size cup, when placed thereon, so as to substantially support said large size cup from beneath rather than from a side wall thereof whereby said large size cup extends upward from said outer bore and is supported by said cup holder section shoulder; and (e) attachment means for fixedly attaching said arm rest section to the chair arm.