Concealable beverage container holder

A container holder assembly for holding beverage containers in a vehicle comprising:

• a housing having an open front;
• at least one container retaining arm pivotably mounted in the housing for movement between a retracted position within the housing and an extended position outside of the housing and forming at least a portion of the container holder, the retaining arm lying in a substantially horizontal plane when said retaining arm is in the extended position;
• a door pivotably mounted to the housing for movement between a substantially vertical closed position covering the opening in the housing and an open substantially horizontal position forming a supporting shelf for a container, whereby the plane of the at least one container retaining arm lies substantially parallel to the door when the door is in the open position;
• the door is biased to the open and to the closed position;
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• an actuator between the door and the arm to pivot the arm from the extended position to the retracted position as the door moves between the open position and the closed position.

A container holder assembly for holding beverage containers in a vehicle comprising:

• a housing having an open front;
• first and second container retaining arms pivotably mounted in the housing for movement between a retracted position within the housing and an extended position outside of the housing and forming at least a portion of the container holder, the retaining arms lying in a substantially horizontal plane when said retaining arms are in the extended position, the first and second arms are in overlying relationship with respect to each other when the arms are in the retracted position;
• a door pivotably mounted to the housing for movement between a substantially vertical closed position covering the opening in the housing and an open substantially horizontal position forming a supporting shelf for a container, whereby the plane of the container retaining arms lies substantially parallel to the door when the door is in the open position;
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• an actuator between the door and the arms to pivot the arms from the extended position to the retracted position as the door moves between the open position and the closed position.

A container holder assembly for holding beverage containers in a vehicle comprising:

• a housing having an open front;
• at least one container retaining arm pivotably mounted in the housing for movement between a retracted position within the housing and an extended position outside of the housing and forming at least a portion of the container holder, the retaining arm lying in a substantially horizontal plane when said retaining arm is in the extended position;
• a pivot mounting for mounting the at least one container retaining arm for movement about a substantially vertical axis;
• a door pivotably mounted to the housing for movement between a substantially vertical closed position covering the opening in the housing and an open substantially horizontal position forming a supporting shelf for a container, whereby the plane of the at least one container retaining arm lies substantially parallel to the door when the door is in the open position;
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• an actuator between the door and the arm to pivot the arm from the extended position to the retracted position as the door moves between the open position and the closed position.