Detachable support for a beverage container
View Patent ↗Systems for supporting a container are presented. A support system in one embodiment, includes a metal clip, an insulating sleeve surrounding a beverage container, and at least one magnet that is attached to the sleeve and drawn by an attractive force to the clip, such that the sleeve together with the container is selectively detachable from the clip. Another embodiment includes a metal insert positioned in a belt or garment, instead of the metal clip. Yet another embodiment includes a pair of dipole magnets, with one positioned on the sleeve and its mate positioned on a clip or embedded in a belt or garment.
1. A system for supporting a container, comprising:
a metal clip made of a continuous length of metal comprising a body portion and a lever portion, each of said portions biased toward the other by an arcuate spring portion therebetween, and a lip formed near a distal end of said lever portion and angled away from said body portion;
a sleeve made of insulating material comprising a flexible cylindrical body portion having a lower edge, and a bottom surface attached to said cylindrical body portion along said lower edge; and
at least one magnet attached to said cylindrical body portion and having a magnetic force sufficient to support a beverage container positioned within said sleeve when said magnet contacts said metal clip, such that said sleeve together with said container is selectively detachable from said metal clip.
2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a covering sized and shaped to cover and support said at least one magnet against said cylindrical body portion.
3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising indicia applied to said cylindrical body portion of said sleeve.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein said at least one magnet comprises two or more neodymium-iron-boron magnets, together having a magnetic strength between thirty kilogauss to forty kilogauss.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein said sleeve comprises a foldable, single unit made of neoprene, and wherein said bottom surface is attached in at least two places along said lower edge.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein, in response to a user forcing an object toward said lip, said lip urges said lever portion away from said body portion.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein said at least one magnet comprises a pair of dipole magnets, wherein a first dipole magnet is attached to said cylindrical body portion and a second dipole magnet is attached to said metal clip.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein said metal clip comprises a metal insert attached to an item of clothing.