Holder for a beverage container

Abstract

In a holder for insertion of a beverage container, such as, for example, a can or a bottle, in order to compensate for the diameter, three pivotable flaps form compensating elements, of which one compensating element is mounted on the holder so as to be pivotable about a horizontal pivot axis and the other two compensating elements project from the one compensating element in both peripheral directions and are mounted on the one compensating element to be pivotable about vertical pivot axes. All three compensating elements are urged by spring-loading into a container receptacle of the holder.

1 . A holder for a beverage container, comprising a container receptacle for a beverage container; two compensating elements; a pivot bearing which mounts one of said two compensating elements so as to be pivotable into and out of said container receptacle; a spring element urging said one compensating element into said container receptacle; a further pivot bearing mounting the other of said compensating elements on said one compensating element so as to be pivotable into and out of said container receptacle; and a further spring element urging said other compensating element into said container receptacle, wherein said two pivot bearings are arranged so that pivot axes of said two pivot bearings run at an angle to one another. 
   
   
       2 . A holder for a beverage container as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the holder has three said compensating elements, of which two of said compensating elements project from said one compensating element in opposite peripheral directions and are pivotally mounted on said one compensating element by said further pivot bearing and are urged into said container receptacle by said spring element. 
   
   
       3 . A holder for a beverage container as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the pivot axis of said first mentioned pivot bearing of said one compensating element runs tangentially with respect to said container receptacle. 
   
   
       4 . A holder for a beverage container as defined in  claim 3 , wherein said first mentioned pivot bearing is arranged in a lower region of said one compensating element. 
   
   
       5 . A holder for a beverage container as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the pivot axis of said further pivot bearing of said other compensating element runs in a vertical direction of said container receptacle.