US 12,434,260 B2
Methods and apparatus for securely supporting tumblers and bottles using adjustable tilt mechanisms
Zoey Pugh, Orange Park, FL (US); and Randall Pugh, Jacksonville, FL (US)
Filed by Zoey Pugh, Orange Park, FL (US); and Randall Pugh, Jacksonville, FL (US)
Filed on Dec. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 19/002,291.
Application 19/002,291 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/410,941, filed on Jan. 11, 2024, granted, now 12,208,413.
Application 18/410,941 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/081,187, filed on Dec. 14, 2022, granted, now 11,911,788, issued on Feb. 27, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/289,190, filed on Dec. 14, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2025/0121403 A1, Apr. 17, 2025
Int. Cl. B05C 13/02 (2006.01)
CPC B05C 13/025 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for supporting a tumbler, bottle, or similar items, the apparatus comprising:
a. a handle portion having a point of insertion for receiving a threaded screw, the handle portion comprising a first nut attached to a plate fixedly positioned within the handle portion;
b. a stem portion extending from the handle portion, the stem portion comprising an upper stem portion having a tapered bottom surface, and a lower stem portion including an off-set wedge configured to tilt for engaging an interior surface of the tumbler, the off-set wedge comprising a tapered top surface and a second nut positioned at a base of the off-set wedge; and
c. a control mechanism configured to actuate and control a tilting of the off-set wedge, the control mechanism comprising the threaded screw extending through the point of insertion, the first nut attached to the plate, and the second nut positioned at the base of the off-set wedge, the threaded screw comprising a shank with predefined threaded portions positioned to interact with the first nut and the second nut, such that rotational movement of the threaded screw generates a linear displacement of the off-set wedge relative to the upper stem portion, wherein an interaction between the tapered bottom surface of the upper stem portion and the tapered top surface of the off-set wedge induces a tilting motion of the off-set wedge, thereby securely holding the tumbler at an interior surface of the tumbler.