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US 6,685,152 B2Granted
Container holder
AssigneeNifco Inc.
InventorsYuichi Shirase, Kunio Kiyohara, Takanobu Nakaguro
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Abstract
A container holder includes a case and a tray. The tray is provided with an opening portion for allowing a container to be inserted therein, and a holder member for holding the container. The holder member is supported in the opening portion. The holder member is raised and fallen down by a stand-up-fall-down device, while a portion of the holding member facing an opening of the case slides relative to the opening.
Claims7
A container holder for holding a container, comprising:
- a case having an opening,
- a tray disposed in the case and capable of sliding in and out of the case through the opening, said tray having an opening portion for receiving the container therein and a slot at a side portion thereof,
- a holder member provided in the opening portion for supporting the container and having a first pin situated in a middle area thereof and slidably engaging the slot so that the first pin moves in the slot along stand-up and fall-down movements of the holder member, and
- stand-up-fall-down means attached between the tray and the holder for allowing the holder member to stand up or fall down while a portion of the holder member facing the opening of the case slides relative to the opening, said stand-up-fall-down means including a link having one end rotatably connected to the holder member, a second pin attached to the other end of the link, and a middle portion situated between the one end and the second pin and pivotally attached to the tray;
- and a guide device disposed in the case and engaging the second pin, said guide device converting a sliding movement of the tray to a rotational movement of the link and allowing the holder member to stand up or fall down while the holder member slides relative to the opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.