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A drink container-holding device including a support, an adjustable drink-holder assembly and an adjuster assembly. The support having a cup opening provided through a top wall thereof for receiving a cup and an adjuster opening provided through a first side wall thereof for receiving the adjuster a

A drink container-holding device including a support, an adjustable drink-holder assembly and an adjuster assembly. The support having a cup opening provided through a top wall thereof for receiving a cup and an adjuster opening provided through a first side wall thereof for receiving the adjuster assembly. The adjustable drink-holder assembly depending from a lower surface of the top wall near the cup opening. The adjuster assembly attaching to an exterior surface of the first side wall near the adjuster opening, extending through the adjuster opening and retaining the drink-holder assembly by means of an adjuster band. The drink-holder assembly including an adjustable diameter sleeve portion having a diameter adjustable by constriction and dilation of the adjuster band.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A container-holding device for use in combination with an automobile console wherein said automobile console is provided with a top wall having a cup opening and a side wall having an adjuster opening, and wherein said container-holding device comprises:an adjustable drink-holder as

[ I claim:] [1.] A container-holding device for use in combination with an automobile console wherein said automobile console is provided with a top wall having a cup opening and a side wall having an adjuster opening, and wherein said container-holding device comprises:an adjustable drink-holder assembly for depending from a lower surface of said automobile console top wall near said cup opening; and,means for adjusting a circumference of said adjustable drink-holder assembly, said means for adjusting said circumference of said adjustable drink-holder assembly comprisingan adjuster assembly attachable to an exterior surface of said automobile console side wall near said adjuster opening, said adjuster assembly extendable inwardly through said adjuster opening said capable of retaining said adjustable drink-holder assembly, said adjuster assembly comprising,an adjuster including(a) an adjuster housing having walls defining a slot therethrough, said adjuster housing walls including an outer wall having a shaft-receiving hole provided therethrough,(b) a knob disposed on an exterior surface of said adjuster housing outer wall near said shaft-receiving hole,(c) a inwardly-projecting shaft having first and second distal ends, said first distal end being attached to said knob, and(d) a toothed gear attached to said second distal end of said shaft, said toothed gear being disposed coaxially with said knob and being rotatable within said adjuster housing; and,an adjuster band having a first end, a first end toothed opening disposed towards said first end of said adjuster band, a second end opposite said first end of said adjuster band and a second end toothed opening disposed towards said second end of said adjuster band, said first end toothed opening and said second end toothed opening being slidingly engageable with said toothed gear.