Chivas Products Limited

Moore, Ronald D.

Phelps, Richard A.

Kavanaugh, James D.

Howard, Michael C.

James D Kavanaugh

Richard A Phelps

Ronald D Moore

Mike DiFilippo

Donald S Rawlings

Dave N Grabowski

Michael C Howard

A generic beverage container holder for use within a vehicle includes a housing mountable beneath the dashboard and a frame slidably mounted to the housing for movement between retracted and extended positions. An opening is defined within the frame to accommodate beverage containers such as mugs, cans and cups. A U-shaped support is pivotally mounted to and beneath the frame and is spring biased towards a vertical attitude beneath the container opening when the frame is extended. When the frame is retracted the support automatically folds against the frame for storage. The container is centered by three pivotal spring biased centering tabs mounted about the container opening. Containers over a range of sizes are properly positioned within the container opening to keep this container supported by the U-shaped support and prevent the container from moving around within the opening.

Generic beverage container holder

An automotive casket handle includes a generally U-shaped frame, pivotally mounted to a support surface, and inside and outside cushion members secured to recesses in the frame. Each cushion member includes a structural strip, typically of steel, a cover, typically of preformed vinyl, and a foam strip positioned between the structural strip and the cover. The edges of the cover are captured between the structural strip and the frame. Thus, the exposed surface of the cover is smooth and seamless with rounded edges. One cushion member is secured to the frame by bendable tabs extending from the structural strip, passing through tab openings in the frame and then bent against the frame. The other cushion member is connected to the frame by the engagement of studs, extending from the structural strip, into push lock fasteners mounted to the frame.

Padded automotive casket handle

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Dearborn, MI, United States of America

James D Kavanaugh