--- description: This article originally appeared on Lost at E Minor. Maksimatic has come up with a genius design that makes sure your morning coffee or drive-thru... title: Finally, A Spill-Proof Cup Holder image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe605afa29994c4f/6986a4acadae441307545164/175386710.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Innovation](/tag/innovation/) ## Innovation Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Finally, a Spill-Proof Cup Holder by [Rachel Oakley / Lost At E Minor](/author/lost-at-e-minor-zolton-zavos/) ## Rachel Oakley / Lost At E Minor Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 22, 2014 9:53 PM CUT  Cup Holder Cup HolderDavid Lentz—Getty Images by [Rachel Oakley / Lost At E Minor](/author/lost-at-e-minor-zolton-zavos/) ## Rachel Oakley / Lost At E Minor Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 22, 2014 9:53 PM CUT  _This_ [_article_](http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/09/22/finally-cup-holder-never-spills-drop-drink/ "undefined") _originally appeared on Lost at E Minor._ [Maksimatic](http://www.maksimatic.com/ "undefined") has come up with a genius design that makes sure your morning coffee or drive-thru soft drink never spill a drop along your journey. Using a 360-degree-pivoting sphere, the [Maksimatic cup holder](https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/world-s-safest-most-innovative-cup-holder "undefined") makes your drink free to move as you drive. And instead of being held by the bottom, this cup holder holds the beverage from the top to allow the beverage to be bottom-heavy-guaranteeing it to never come out of the holder or to topple over. Oh yeah, and if you’re not already impressed with this innovative design, maybe this will tickle your fancy: this cup holder also allows you to heat or cool your drink simply by turning on the air duct system. Via [Laughing Squid](http://laughingsquid.com/the-maksimatic-a-clever-self-leveling-cup-holder-for-vehicles/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3419311/cup-holder-spills/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3419311/cup-holder-spills/"},"headline":"Finally, a Spill-Proof Cup Holder","datePublished":"2014-09-22T21:53:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:07:42.029Z","description":"This article originally appeared on Lost at E Minor. Maksimatic has come up with a genius design that makes sure your morning coffee or drive-thru...","url":"https://time.com/3419311/cup-holder-spills/","keywords":["Innovation","Inventions"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe605afa29994c4f/6986a4acadae441307545164/175386710.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rachel Oakley / Lost At E Minor"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe605afa29994c4f/6986a4acadae441307545164/175386710.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"175386710","caption":"175386710","creditText":"David Lentz—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/innovation/","name":"Innovation"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3419311/cup-holder-spills/","name":"Finally, a Spill-Proof Cup Holder"}}]}] ```