Supports – Brackets – Article holding means
Patent
1985-12-23
1987-02-24
Machado, Reinaldo P.
Supports
Brackets
Article holding means
248277, 248293, A47K 109
Patent
active
046451579
ABSTRACT:
A beverage holder is mounted on the vehicle body above an armrest or other horizontal planar surface upon which a beverage container may be placed by the vehicle occupant. First and second projection links have central portions pivoted together and inner ends pivotally mounted within a housing by a pin and slot slider mechanism so that the inner ends are movable toward one another by which they are projected outwardly from the housing to overlie the planar surface and away from each other by which they are retracted into the housing. First and second connector links have first ends pivotally connected to each other and second ends pivotally connected to the outer ends of the first and second projection links so that the projection links and the connector links cooperate to define a parallelogram which opens as the projection links are extended from the housing to thereby define a receptacle for receiving the beverage container. A spring acts between the inner ends of the first and second projection links to pull the inner ends to the closest together position. The holder is moved to the retracted position by pushing the connector links into the housing so that the pivotal connection between the first and second connector links goes overcenter and the bias of the spring pulling the projection link inner ends together acts to urge the links toward the retracted position whereby the holder is retained in the retracted position within the housing.
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Chin-Shue Alvin
General Motors Corporation
Leahy Charles E.
Machado Reinaldo P.
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