초록 ▼

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 on

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.

대표청구항 ▼

What is claimed is: 1. A mounting bracket for id="INS-S-00002" date="20061114" supporting id="INS-S-00002" a drink cupholder to fit onto a seat standard, said seat standard having an upper armrest wall and a rear facing wall, id="DEL-S-00002" date="20061114" aid="DEL-S-00002" id="INS-S-00003" date

What is claimed is: 1. A mounting bracket for id="INS-S-00002" date="20061114" supporting id="INS-S-00002" a drink cupholder to fit onto a seat standard, said seat standard having an upper armrest wall and a rear facing wall, id="DEL-S-00002" date="20061114" aid="DEL-S-00002" id="INS-S-00003" date="20061114" the id="INS-S-00003" 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 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 id="DEL-S-00003" date="20061114" 1id="DEL-S-00003" id="INS-S-00004" date="20061114" 16id="INS-S-00004" , wherein said at least one latch lug has id="INS-S-00005" date="20061114" a id="INS-S-00005" tapered ramp surfaceid="DEL-S-00004" date="20061114" sid="DEL-S-00004" sloping outwardly from the id="DEL-S-00005" date="20061114" supportid="DEL-S-00005" id="INS-S-00006" date="20061114" guide id="INS-S-00006" wall id="DEL-S-00006" date="20061114" in the first direction,id="DEL-S-00006" and the at least one latch lug forming a shoulder generally perpendicular to the id="DEL-S-00007" date="20061114" supportid="DEL-S-00007" id="INS-S-00007" date="20061114" guide id="INS-S-00007" wall id="DEL-S-00008" date="20061114" facing in the first directionid="DEL-S-00008" id="INS-S-00008" date="20061114" to restrict removal of the drink cupholderid="INS-S-00008" . 3. The bracket of claim id="DEL-S-00009" date="20061114" 1id="DEL-S-00009" id="INS-S-00009" date="20061114" 16id="INS-S-00009" , 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 id="INS-S-00010" date="20061114" opening or id="INS-S-00010" openings for id="DEL-S-00010" date="20061114" boltsid="DEL-S-00010" id="INS-S-00011" date="20061114" the fasteners id="INS-S-00011" on the laterally extending portions of the support wall. 4. The bracket of claim id="DEL-S-00011" date="20061114" 1id="DEL-S-00011" id="INS-S-00012" date="20061114" 16id="INS-S-00012" , wherein id="DEL-S-00012" date="20061114" said standardid="DEL-S-00012" id="DEL-S-00013" date="20061114" upper armrest wall has lateral flanges on the sides thereof, andid="DEL-S-00013" id="INS-S-00013" date="20061114" the mounting portion includes id="INS-S-00013" flexible retainer clips id="DEL-S-00014" date="20061114" on the mounting bracketid="DEL-S-00014" for snapping onto id="DEL-S-00015" date="20061114" the lateral flanges and retaining the mounting wall of the bracket on theid="DEL-S-00015" id="INS-S-00014" date="20061114" an id="INS-S-00014" upper armrest id="DEL-S-00016" date="20061114" wallid="DEL-S-00016" of the id="INS-S-00015" date="20061114" seat id="INS-S-00015" standard. 5. The bracket of claim id="DEL-S-00017" date="20061114" 1id="DEL-S-00017" id="INS-S-00016" date="20061114" 16id="INS-S-00016" , in combination with id="DEL-S-00018" date="20061114" aid="DEL-S-00018" id="INS-S-00017" date="20061114" the id="INS-S-00017" drink cupholder having a receptacle for holding a drink cup id="INS-S-00018" date="20061114" or containerid="INS-S-00018" , the drink cupholder having a holder wall id="INS-S-00019" date="20061114" including a complimentary portion on the holder wall id="INS-S-00019" id="DEL-S-00019" date="20061114" mating withid="DEL-S-00019" id="INS-S-00020" date="20061114" and id="INS-S-00020" the id="INS-S-00021" date="20061114" at least one latch lug on the id="INS-S-00021" id="DEL-S-00020" date="20061114" supportid="DEL-S-00020" id="INS-S-00022" date="20061114" guide id="INS-S-00022" wall of the bracket id="INS-S-00023" date="20061114" being mateable with the complimentary portion id="INS-S-00023" id="DEL-S-00021" date="20061114" , and a complementary surface on the mating wall for engaging the latch lug on the support wallid="DEL-S-00021" id="INS-S-00024" date="20061114" to secure the cupholder relative to the bracketid="INS-S-00024" . 6. The combination of claim 5, wherein id="INS-S-00025" date="20061114" a relative width or dimension of id="INS-S-00025" said drink cupholder id="DEL-S-00022" date="20061114" wall extends laterally to overlieid="DEL-S-00022" id="INS-S-00026" date="20061114" is sized to obscure the fastener opening or openings on id="INS-S-00026" the support wall id="INS-S-00027" date="20061114" when the drink cupholder is latched to the bracketid="INS-S-00027" . 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 id="DEL-S-00023" date="20061114" 1id="DEL-S-00023" id="INS-S-00028" date="20061114" 16id="INS-S-00028" , 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 id="DEL-S-00024" date="20061114" 8id="DEL-S-00024" id="INS-S-00029" date="20061114" 16id="INS-S-00029" , wherein the id="INS-S-00030" date="20061114" guide wall of the id="INS-S-00030" mounting bracket id="DEL-S-00025" date="20061114" has an upright track wall withid="DEL-S-00025" id="INS-S-00031" date="20061114" is formed id="INS-S-00031" id="INS-S-00032" date="20061114" between id="INS-S-00032" lateral edges id="DEL-S-00026" date="20061114" definingid="DEL-S-00026" id="INS-S-00033" date="20061114" of id="INS-S-00033" a track id="DEL-S-00027" date="20061114" , the first and second support wall sections being wider laterally than the track wall,id="DEL-S-00027" id="INS-S-00034" date="20061114" and id="INS-S-00034" the id="INS-S-00035" date="20061114" at least one id="INS-S-00035" latch lugid="DEL-S-00028" date="20061114" s beingid="DEL-S-00028" id="INS-S-00036" date="20061114" is id="INS-S-00036" on the id="DEL-S-00029" date="20061114" trackid="DEL-S-00029" id="INS-S-00037" date="20061114" guide id="INS-S-00037" wall id="INS-S-00038" date="20061114" along the trackid="INS-S-00038" . 10. The bracket of claim 9, wherein the drink cupholder is used in combination with the bracket, the drink cupholder having id="DEL-S-00030" date="20061114" attachment walls mating with the track wall, said drink cupholder wall havingid="DEL-S-00030" id="INS-S-00039" date="20061114" spaced id="INS-S-00039" guides id="INS-S-00040" date="20061114" portions id="INS-S-00040" id="DEL-S-00031" date="20061114" along opposite sides thereof for engagingid="DEL-S-00031" id="INS-S-00041" date="20061114" slideable along the lateral edges of id="INS-S-00041" the track id="DEL-S-00032" date="20061114" defined by the lateral edges of the track wall,id="DEL-S-00032" and id="DEL-S-00033" date="20061114" a recess onid="DEL-S-00033" the drink cupholder id="INS-S-00042" date="20061114" including a recess id="INS-S-00042" which aligns with and receives the id="INS-S-00043" date="20061114" at least one id="INS-S-00043" latch lug on the id="DEL-S-00034" date="20061114" trackid="DEL-S-00034" id="INS-S-00044" date="20061114" guide id="INS-S-00044" wall of the mounting bracket when the drink cupholder is id="DEL-S-00035" date="20061114" moved to receiveid="DEL-S-00035" id="INS-S-00045" date="20061114" slid along id="INS-S-00045" the track. 11. A mounting bracket for id="INS-S-00046" date="20061114" mounting id="INS-S-00046" a drink cupholder id="INS-S-00047" date="20061114" relative id="INS-S-00047" to id="DEL-S-00036" date="20061114" fit ontoid="DEL-S-00036" a seat standardid="DEL-S-00037" date="20061114" , 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,id="DEL-S-00037" id="INS-S-00048" date="20061114" comprising id="INS-S-00048" at least one wedge lug id="INS-S-00049" date="20061114" having a wedge surface sloped in a first direction id="INS-S-00049" on id="DEL-S-00038" date="20061114" the rear wall, said rear wall havingid="DEL-S-00038" a id="INS-S-00050" date="20061114" latch id="INS-S-00050" portion id="INS-S-00051" date="20061114" of the mounting bracket id="INS-S-00051" that is defined by generally vertical side edges, in combination with a cupholder having a cupholder wall id="DEL-S-00039" date="20061114" withid="DEL-S-00039" id="INS-S-00052" date="20061114" and id="INS-S-00052" guides engaging the id="INS-S-00053" date="20061114" generally id="INS-S-00053" vertical side edges of the id="DEL-S-00040" date="20061114" rear wall to retain the cupholder on the rear wall,id="DEL-S-00040" id="INS-S-00054" date="20061114" latch portion of the mounting bracket as the cupholder is slid along the generally vertical side edges in the first direction id="INS-S-00054" and the cupholder wall having a surface formed to id="DEL-S-00041" date="20061114" face andid="DEL-S-00041" mate with the id="INS-S-00055" date="20061114" at least one wedge id="INS-S-00055" lug on the id="DEL-S-00042" date="20061114" rear wallid="DEL-S-00042" id="INS-S-00056" date="20061114" latch portion of the mounting bracket id="INS-S-00056" id="DEL-S-00043" date="20061114" as the cupholder is slid along the rear wall vertical side edgesid="DEL-S-00043" to prevent removal of the cupholder id="INS-S-00057" date="20061114" in a second direction opposed to the first directionid="INS-S-00057" . 12. The mounting bracket of claim 11, wherein id="DEL-S-00044" date="20061114" there isid="DEL-S-00044" id="INS-S-00058" date="20061114" the bracket includes id="INS-S-00058" a stop lug on the id="DEL-S-00045" date="20061114" rear wallid="DEL-S-00045" id="INS-S-00059" date="20061114" latch portion of the mounting bracket id="INS-S-00059" to prevent the cupholder from moving more than a selected amount when the cupholder is slid along the id="DEL-S-00046" date="20061114" rear wallid="DEL-S-00046" vertical side edges. 13. The mounting bracket of claim 11, wherein the bracket has a id="INS-S-00060" date="20061114" mounting portion including a id="INS-S-00060" support wall with laterally extending portions id="DEL-S-00047" date="20061114" at a lower end of the support wall that extend outwardly from the rear wall, id="DEL-S-00047" said laterally extending portions having openings for receiving fasteners id="DEL-S-00048" date="20061114" forid="DEL-S-00048" id="INS-S-00061" date="20061114" to id="INS-S-00061" id="DEL-S-00049" date="20061114" securingid="DEL-S-00049" id="INS-S-00062" date="20061114" secure id="INS-S-00062" the mounting bracket to the seat standard. 14. The mounting bracket of claim 13, wherein said cupholder has id="INS-S-00063" date="20061114" a id="INS-S-00063" skirt portionid="DEL-S-00050" date="20061114" sid="DEL-S-00050" 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 id="INS-S-00064" date="20061114" an id="INS-S-00064" 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. id="INS-S-00065" date="20061114" 16. A mounting bracket for a drink cupholder to fit onto a seat standard, the bracket comprising a mounting portion including a support wall having an opening or openings for receiving fasteners used for connection to the seat standard and a guide wall having at least one latch lug and the drink cupholder being slidable along the guide wall in a first direction so that the at least one latch lug mates with the drink cupholder to prevent removal of the drink cupholder in a second direction different from the first direction.id="INS-S-00065" id="INS-S-00066" date="20061114" 17. A molded cupholder comprising a cupholder portion and a bracket mountable on a seat standard and the bracket having at least one wedge shaped latch having an inclined planar surface protruding outwardly from a surface of the bracket and the cupholder portion including a latch surface extending substantially perpendicularly to a holder wall to engage or interface with the wedge shaped latch on the bracket, the cupholder portion including a pair of spaced side shield walls that are on opposite sides of the holder wall and extend outwardly from a surface of the holder wall, the spaced shield walls having inturned flanges at outer end thereof for slidably receiving edges of a guide wall on the bracket, the wedge shaped latch on the bracket and the latch surface on the cupholder id="INS-S-00066" id="INS-S-00067" date="20061114" engaging as the side shield walls are slid along the guide wall to restrict withdrawal of the cupholder portion from the bracket.id="INS-S-00067" id="INS-S-00068" date="20061114" 18. The cupholder of claim 17 wherein the bracket includes a mounting portion having a fastener opening or openings.id="INS-S-00068" id="INS-S-00069" date="20061114" 19. The cupholder of claim 18 wherein a dimension or width of the cupholder portion obscures the fastener opening or openings when the cupholder portion is latched to the bracket.id="INS-S-00069" id="INS-S-00070" date="20061114" 20. A cupholder comprising: a mounting bracket mountable to a seat standard including at least one fastener opening; a cupholder portion having a holder receptacle; and a latching mechanism to releasably latch the cupholder portion to the mounting bracket by sliding the cupholder portion along the mounting bracket to engage the latching mechanism to latch the cupholder portion to the mounting bracket to restrict removal of the cupholder portion from the mounting bracket wherein the cupholder portion is sized to obscure the at least one fastener opening when the cupholder portion is latched to the mounting bracket.id="INS-S-00070" id="INS-S-00071" date="20061114" 21. A cupholder comprising: a mounting bracket mountable to a seat standard; a cupholder portion having a holder receptacle; and a latching mechanism to releasably latch the cupholder portion to the mounting bracket by sliding the cupholder portion along the mounting bracket to engage the latching mechanism to latch the cupholder portion id="INS-S-00071" id="INS-S-00072" date="20061114" to the mounting bracket to restrict removal of the cupholder portion from the mounting bracket wherein the cupholder portion includes spaced guide or flange portions slidable along a guide wall of the mounting bracket to engage the latching mechanism. id="INS-S-00072" id="INS-S-00073" date="20061114" 22. The cupholder of claim 21 wherein the mounting bracket includes at least one fastener opening.id="INS-S-00073" id="INS-S-00074" date="20061114" 23. A cupholder comprising: a mounting bracket mountable to a seat standard including at least one fastener opening; a cupholder portion having a holder receptacle; and a latching mechanism to releasably latch the cupholder portion to the mounting bracket by sliding the cupholder portion along the mounting bracket to engage the latching mechanism to latch the cupholder portion to the mounting bracket to restrict removal of the cupholder portion from the mounting bracket wherein the latching mechanism includes wedged shaped latch lug and a transverse surface orientated to engage the wedged shaped latch lug to restrict removal of the cupholder portion latched to the mounting bracket.id="INS-S-00074" id="INS-S-00075" date="20061114" 24. A cupholder comprising: a mounting bracket mountable to a seat standard; a cupholder portion having a holder receptacle; and a latching mechanism to releasably latch the cupholder portion to the mounting bracket by sliding the cupholder portion along the mounting bracket to engage the latching mechanism to latch the cupholder portion to the mounting bracket to restrict removal of the cupholder portion from the mounting bracket wherein the latching mechanism includes a portion which flexes as the cupholder portion is slid along the mounting bracket to engage the latching mechanism. id="INS-S-00075" id="INS-S-00076" date="20061114" 25. The cupholder of claim 24 wherein the mounting bracket includes at least one fastener opening.id="INS-S-00076"