Importance

Loading Importance Indicators...

Abstract

A container holder for automotive use includes a mounting member wall having a recessed portion with an outwardly extending shelf. An outer member is pivotally mounted to the mounting member for pivotal movement between closed and open positions. The outer member carries container support means stored adjacent the recessed portion in the closed position and lying generally horizontal to support a container in the open position. The outer member includes a first pair of arcuate guide arms projecting from an upper portion of the outer member through laterally spaced slots formed in the wall adjacent laterally opposite sides of the recessed portion. An inner member includes a transverse guide portion connected at opposite lateral ends with a second pair of arcuate guide arms, extending through the slots and mounted for limited arcuate sliding motion of the inner member relative to the outer member. The inner member is pivotable with the outer member and the transverse guide portion is configured to fit between the recessed portion of the wall and the upper portion of the outer member when the outer member is in the closed position. Pivotal travel of the inner member is less than the pivotal travel of the outer member so that, in the outer position, the transverse guide portion is spaced inwardly of the outer member and is engagable with a container supported on the support means to control tipping of the container when mounted in the container holder. Additional features are disclosed.

Loading the Abstract Image...

First Claim