ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,616,324, issued on May 5, was assigned to BAUER PRODUCTS INC. (Grand Rapids, Mich.).
"Beverage caddy" was invented by Bruce C. Bacon (Rockford, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A beverage caddy assembly includes a collapsible cup holder. A mounting arm has a pair of first mounting arm segments and a second mounting arm segment moveable relative to the first mounting arm segment. A proximal end of each of the pair of first mounting arm segments is rigidly coupled with the collapsable cup holder. A hinge is provided on a distal end of the first mounting arm segment, wherein the cup holder is adapted for rotation between a first extended ...