IP Library Granted Patent US 12,082,710
Granted Patent B2
US 12,082,710 · App. 17/883,839 · Granted Sep 10, 2024

Article of outdoor furniture with cupholder

Inventor: Nickolas Reinhart (Sarasota, FL)
Assignee: FINDLAY MACHINE & TOOL, LLC
A47C7/622A47C1/14A47C3/04A47C7/624
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Patent No.
US 12,082,710
App. No.
17/883,839
Granted
Sep 10, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An outdoor chair is provided that includes a seat, a pair of front legs, a pair of rear legs, a backrest, a pair of armrests, and a recess in at least one of the armrests. The recess includes a first recess and a second recess. The first recess is configured to accept a beverage container. The second recess is configured to accept a mobile device.

Claims (41)

1. An article of outdoor furniture, comprising:

a unitary body formed of a single piece of material and having a first armrest, a second armrest, a seat, and a backrest;

a first recess formed in the second armrest of the unitary body, the first recess having a first opening and a first bottom wall, wherein a surface area of the first opening is greater than a surface area of the first bottom wall; and

a second recess formed in the second armrest of the unitary body, the second recess having a second opening and a second bottom wall, the second opening having a first length and a first width, the first length greater than the first width;

wherein the first recess and the second recess are configured to receive a first recess and second recess of a second identical article of outdoor furniture when a second identical article of outdoor furniture is stacked upon the article of outdoor furniture.

2. The article of outdoor furniture of claim 1 , wherein the unitary body includes:

a pair of front legs; and

a pair of rear legs.

3. An article of outdoor furniture of claim 1 , wherein the first recess is configured to accept a beverage container and the second recess is configured to accept a mobile device.

4. An article of outdoor furniture of claim 1 , wherein the first bottom wall is substantially circular.

5. An article of outdoor furniture of claim 1 , wherein the first bottom wall includes a drain hole disposed therethrough.

6. An article of outdoor furniture of claim 1 , wherein the first recess has a first depth and the second recess has a second depth, the first depth being different than the second depth.

7. An article of outdoor furniture of claim 6 , wherein the first depth is greater than the second depth.

8. An article of outdoor furniture of claim 1 , wherein the first recess further includes a first sidewall and a portion of the first sidewall connecting the first bottom wall to the first opening is angled relative to a remainder of the first sidewall.

9. An article of outdoor furniture of claim 8 , wherein the angled portion of the first sidewall is configured to accommodate a beverage container with a handle, allowing a bottom surface of the beverage container with the handle to be supported by the first bottom wall.

10. The article of outdoor furniture of claim 9 , wherein the first sidewall surrounds the entirety of the first bottom wall, and each of the first sidewall and the bottom wall are joined together by a beveled surface, the beveled surface configured to direct liquid towards a drain hole, and to prevent obstruction of the handle of the beverage container by the first sidewall.

11. An article of outdoor furniture of claim 1 , wherein the second opening is substantially rectangular.

12. An article of outdoor furniture of claim 1 , wherein the second bottom wall is substantially rectangular.

13. An article of outdoor furniture of claim 1 , wherein the second bottom wall has a drain aperture disposed therethrough.

14. An article of outdoor furniture of claim 1 , wherein the second opening has a third surface area and the second bottom wall has a fourth surface area wherein the third surface area is greater than the fourth surface area.

15. An article of outdoor furniture of claim 14 , wherein the second bottom wall is substantially offset from the second opening and a portion of a second sidewall connecting the second bottom wall to the second opening is angled relative to a remainder of the second sidewall.

16. An article of outdoor furniture of claim 15 , wherein the second recess is configured to support a mobile device at an angle formed by the second sidewall relative to a plane formed by the armrest on which the second recess is disposed, the angle permitting a user seated in the article of outdoor furniture to visibly observe a screen of the mobile device.

17. An article of outdoor furniture, comprising:

a unitary body formed of a single piece of material including:

a first armrest;

a second armrest;

a seat;

a backrest;

a pair of front legs; and

a pair of rear legs;

a first recess formed in the second armrest of the unitary body, the first recess having a first opening and a first bottom wall, a surface area of the first opening greater than a surface area of the first bottom wall, the first recess configured to accept a beverage container, the first bottom wall being substantially circular, the first bottom wall including a drain hole disposed therethrough, the first recess including a first sidewall and a portion of the first sidewall connecting the first bottom wall to the first opening is partially angled, and the partially angled portion of the first sidewall configured to accommodate a beverage container with a handle, thereby allowing a bottom surface of the beverage container with the handle to be supported by the first bottom wall; and

a second recess formed in the second armrest of the unitary body, the second recess having a second opening and a second bottom wall, the second opening having a first length and a first width, the first length greater than the first width, the second opening and the second bottom wall being substantially rectangular, the second bottom wall having a drain aperture disposed therethrough, the drain aperture including a plurality of drain apertures, the second opening having a third surface area and the second bottom wall having a fourth surface area with the third surface area being greater than the fourth surface area, the second bottom wall being substantially offset from the second opening, and a portion of the second sidewall connecting the second bottom wall to the second opening being partially angled;

wherein the first recess and the second recess are configured to receive a first recess and second recess of a second identical article of outdoor furniture when a second identical article of outdoor furniture is stacked upon the article of outdoor furniture;

wherein the second recess is configured to accept a mobile device, the second recess being configured to support the mobile device at an angle formed by the second sidewall and a plane formed by the armrest on which the second recess is disposed, the angle permitting a user seated in the article of outdoor furniture to visibly observe a screen of the mobile device.

18. A method of using an article of outdoor furniture, comprising:

providing an article of outdoor furniture including:

a unitary body formed of a single piece of material and having a first armrest, a second armrest, a seat, and a backrest;

a first recess formed in the first armrest of the unitary body, the first recess having a first opening and a first bottom wall, wherein a surface area of the first opening is greater than a surface area of the first bottom wall; and

a second recess formed in the first armrest of the unitary body, the second recess having a second opening and a second bottom wall, the second opening having a first length and a first width, the first length greater than the first width;

wherein the first recess and the second recess are configured to receive a first recess and second recess of a second identical article of outdoor furniture when a second identical article of outdoor furniture is stacked upon the article of outdoor furniture; and

placing one of a beverage container in the first recess and a mobile device in the second recess.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT REEL 066546 FRAME 0389 Recorded Mar 24, 2026
From: ABL OPCO LLC (SUCCESSOR BY ASSIGNMENT TO AB LENDING SPV I LLC)
To: FINDLAY MACHINE & TOOL, LLC
Reel/Frame 075217/0018 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2026
From: NICKOLAS BRANDS, LLC
To: AGNA, LLC
Reel/Frame 075113/0592 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2026
From: FINDLAY MACHINE & TOOL, LLC
To: NICKOLAS BRANDS, LLC
Reel/Frame 075040/0462 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2024
From: FINDLAY MACHINE & TOOL, LLC
To: AB LENDING SPV I LLC, D/B/A MOUNTAIN RIDGE CAPITAL, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 066546/0389 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2024
From: NICKOLAS BRANDS, LLC
To: FINDLAY MACHINE & TOOL, LLC
Reel/Frame 066360/0717 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2022
From: REINHART, NICKOLAS
To: NICKOLAS BRANDS, LLC
Reel/Frame 061804/0449 →
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