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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 1991
Filed:
Nov. 19, 1990
Brian S Lorence, Warren, MI (US);
Jeffrey A Weidman, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Richard A Phelps, Ferndale, MI (US);
Chivas Products Limited, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Abstract
This invention provides concealable cupholders (3, 5) with several beneficial aspects. Conveniently, the cupholders may be activated by actuating a push-to-release catch (24, 25) so that the cupholders move outwardly in a controlled manner from a housing with the appearance that it is being driven by an electric motor. The cupholders overlap one another in a compact manner within the housing. When moved out of the housing the cupholders may be maintained in the overlapping position such that they jointly support a single beverage or, alternatively a release mechanism (30) may be activated, by the use of, for example, a kick-out spring (10) to permit the secondary cupholder (5) to pivot to a position substantially disposed away from the primary cupholder (3) such that both cupholders may support different containers.