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US 7,740,217 B2Granted
Holder for a beverage container
Assigneefischer automotive systems GmbH & Co. KG
InventorBurkhard Prowe
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Abstract
A holder for two beverage containers is provided for installation in a motor vehicle. The holder has a pull-out element having insertion openings for the beverage containers. The pull-out element is guided not only displaceably but also is mounted pivotally, so that, as desired, one insertion opening instead of both insertion openings is accessible and available for use.
Claims7
A holder for a beverage container, comprising:
- a single pull-out element having two insertion openings for beverage containers and guided to be displaceable back and forth between a pushed-in normal position and a pulled-out in-use position, so that two insertion openings are accessible in said pulled-out in-use position for installation of beverage containers, and wherein said pull-out element is pivotal inside a dashboard or a central console of a vehicle in opposite directions about a rotational vertical axis so that either one of said two insertion openings is selectively accessible.
A holder for a beverage container, comprising:
- a single pull-out element having two insertion openings for beverage containers and guided to be displaceable back and forth between a pushed-in normal position and a pulled-out in-use position, so that two insertion openings are accessible in said pulled-out in-use position for installation of beverage containers, and wherein said pull-out element is pivotal inside a dashboard or a central console of a vehicle in opposite directions about a rotational vertical axis so that either one of said two insertion openings is selectively accessible,
- wherein said pulled-out element has side faces which are convexly rounded,
- wherein said side faces have a radius of curvature which substantially corresponds to a width of said pulled-out element, and
- wherein said pull-out element is at its widest on its front side.
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A holder for a beverage container, comprising:
- a single pull-out element having two insertion openings for beverage containers and guided to be displaceable back and forth between a pushed-in normal position and a pulled-out in-use position, so that two insertion openings are accessible in said pulled-out in-use position for installation of beverage containers, and wherein said pull-out element is pivotal inside a dashboard or a central console of a vehicle in opposite directions about a rotational vertical axis so that either one of said two insertion openings is selectively accessible,
- wherein said pulled-out element has side faces which are convexly rounded, and
- wherein said pull-out element is at its widest on its front side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.