Napkin or letter holder with suction cup

Abstract

A holder for table napkins or letters has a base supporting an upstanding receiver member for engaging table napkins or letters and the like to hold them upright. A suction cup is held to the underside of the base for holding the base securely to a surface such as a table top or desk upon removal of a napkin or letter held by the receiver member. The suction cup is secured within a recess of the base by a washer held within the recess, and has upstanding portions engaging the underside of the base to enable the suction cup to be depressed by movement of the holder downwardly. In preferred form, the base and upstanding receiver member are made from wood, and the base has an opening for receiving a tab connected to the suction cup for releasing the suction cup from the table or desk.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . In a holder for planar items as table napkins, letters or the like, said holder having a base having an inner recess formed with a generally domed shape upper surface, an upstanding receiver member extending upwardly from said base and adapted to hold said planar items, a suction cup held within said recess and adapted to be depressed by downward movement of the holder for holding the base securely to a surface for removal of a planar item, and a holding member secured to said upper surface of said recess and adapted to receive and hold an upstanding knob member projecting upwardly from a central portion of said suction cup.  
     
     
         2 . A holder for planar items as table napkins, letters or the like as set forth in  claim 1 , said base having an opening on a peripheral edge portion thereof, and a tab upstanding from a peripheral edge portion of said suction cup and through said opening enabling the suction cup to be released from the surface.  
     
     
         3 . A holder for planar items as table napkins, letters or the like as set forth in  claim 1 , said suction cup having projections extending upwardly from said suction cup and adapted to be engaged by said upper surface of said inner recess upon downward movement of the holder.  
     
     
         4 . A holder for planar items as table napkins, letters or the like as set forth in  claim 3 , said base having an opening on a peripheral edge portion thereof, and a tab upstanding from a peripheral edge portion of said suction cup and through said opening for releasing the suction cup from the surface.  
     
     
         5 . A holder for planar items as table napkins, letters or the like as set forth in  claim 3 , said projections being formed by a pair of semi-circular ridges arranged concentrically about said upstanding knob member.  
     
     
         6 . A holder for planar items as table napkins, letters or the like as set forth in  claim 1 , said holding member being a circular washer adapted to have said upstanding knob member press-fitted therein.  
     
     
         7 . A holder for planar items as table napkins, letters or the like as set forth in  claim 6 , said base having an opening on a peripheral edge portion thereof, and a tab upstanding from a peripheral edge portion of said suction cup and through said opening for releasing the suction cup from the surface.  
     
     
         8 . A holder for planar items as table napkins, letters or the like as set forth in  claim 6 , said suction cup having projections extending upwardly from said suction cup and adapted to be engaged by said upper surface of said inner recess upon downward movement of the holder.  
     
     
         9 . A holder for planar items as table napkins, letters or the like as set forth in  claim 8 , said base having an opening on a peripheral edge portion thereof, and a tab upstanding from a peripheral edge portion of said suction cup and through said opening for releasing the suction cup from the surface.  
     
     
         10 . A holder for planar items as table napkins, letters or the like as set forth in  claim 8 , said projections being formed by a pair of semi-circular ridges arranged concentrically about said upstanding knob member.  
     
     
         11 . A holder for planar items as table napkins, letters or the like as set forth in  claim 8 , said upstanding receiver member being held centrally to said base.  
     
     
         12 . A holder for planar items as table napkins, letters or the like as set forth in  claim 6 , said upstanding receiver member being held centrally to said base.  
     
     
         13 . A holder for planar items as table napkins, letters or the like as set forth in  claim 1 , said upstanding receiver member being held centrally to said base.