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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1993
David N Grabowski, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Chivas Products Limited, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Abstract
A beverage container holder has a housing which encases a slidable frame. The frame has an ashtray disposed within a central open area and a pair of arms pivotably attached to the frame to either side of the ashtray. The frame is movable between a retracted and an extended position and the pair of arms are pivotable from an open position to a closed position. When the frame is in its extended position, access to the ashtray is provided and one or both of the arms can be moved from their closed position to their open position. In their open position, each arm in conjunction with the frame, define a partially circular aperture to accommodate a beverage container. In one embodiment, a drawer is provided in the housing for keeping coins, pens, pencils, paper or the like. In another embodiment, a drawer is provided in the frame.