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US 2006/0186283 A1Published application
Size adjustable cup holder in a motor vehicle
AssigneeVisteon Global Technologies, Inc.
InventorsFrank Liu, Mark Sheldon
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a cup holder in which a body includes a base and a cylindrical sidewall having an opening through which a protrusion is pivotably mounted for movement between a fully extended position and a fully retracted position. A continuous elastic member biases the protrusion to the fully extended position.
Claims14
A cup holder for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a receptacle having an opening, a base and a sidewall that extends from the base to the opening, the opening defining an aperture for receiving the container into the receptacle;
- at least one protrusion pivotably mounted to the sidewall and extending through an opening in the sidewall, wherein the protrusion being rotatable about an axis substantially perpendicular with respect to the base, the protrusion being movable between a fully extended position through the opening and a fully retracted position;
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- a biasing member coupled to the protrusion and biasing the protrusion toward the fully extended position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.