Vehicle seat having container holder

A vehicle seat having a container holder, comprising:

• a container holder comprising:
• a base member extending vertically;
• a saucer member turnable up and down, of which a base edge portion is supported to a lower portion of a front surface of the base member;
• a first engaging portion provided to the saucer member;
• and
• a second engaging portion attached to the base member and holding the saucer member in a horizontal position which is approximately horizontal by engaging with the first engaging portion, wherein a container can be placed on the saucer member when the saucer member is held in the horizontal position;
• wherein when at least one of the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion bends, engagement between the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion is released, so that the saucer member turns downward;
• and
• a seat body mounted on a floor of an interior of a vehicle, the base member being attached to the seat body in a side portion thereof, and the seat body being provided with a projection on a side cover of the seat body, the projection projecting below a bearing between the base member and the saucer member;
• wherein the saucer member is set such that a downward turning of the saucer member is stopped when the saucer member turns downward beyond the horizontal position and another edge portion of the saucer member is brought into contact with the floor, and the projection has a shape along a surface of the saucer member when the another edge portion of the saucer member abuts with the floor.