Supports – Brackets – Article holding means
Patent
1990-03-12
1991-01-01
Ramirez, Ramon O.
Supports
Brackets
Article holding means
224 4242, 224281, A47K 108
Patent
active
049812777
ABSTRACT:
A dual beverage container holder for a vehicle. The vehicle includes a housing formed in the dashboard of the vehicle which has an opening facing the interior of the vehicle. The housing includes a central support member. An insert member includes a receiver member which is slideably journaled to the central support member. The insert member includes a base and an upper wall which are connected by the receiver member. The upper wall includes a pair of arcuate surfaces which face outward from the central receiver member. The lower wall supports at least a portion of the base of a beverage container. A pair of pivotal arms are connected to the insert and are biased for pivoting away from the receiver portion in response to sliding of the insert out of the housing. Each pivotal arm includes a free end having an arcuate surface facing toward the receiver portion for engaging the outside surface of a beverage container between the arcuate surface of the upper wall and the arcuate surface of the pivotal arm.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4040659 (1977-08-01), Arnold
patent: 4286742 (1981-09-01), Pellegrino
patent: 4511072 (1985-04-01), Owens
patent: 4645157 (1987-02-01), Parker
patent: 4733908 (1988-03-01), Dykstra et al.
patent: 4756572 (1988-07-01), Dykstra et al.
patent: 4759584 (1988-07-01), Dykstra et al.
patent: 4783037 (1988-11-01), Flowerday
patent: 4828211 (1989-05-01), McConnell et al.
patent: 4892281 (1990-01-01), DiFilippo et al.
patent: 4907775 (1990-03-01), Lorence et al.
Chrysler Corporation
Craig Edward A.
Ramirez Ramon O.
LandOfFree
Cup holder does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Cup holder, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Cup holder will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1992341