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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1996
Goro Asami, Machida, JP;
Tomoo Eguchi, Utsunomiya, JP;
Osamu Takezawa, Wako, JP;
Yuji Saito, Wako, JP;
Hideyuki Abe, Wako, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Nifco Inc., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A holder for small articles of the invention is provided in a ceiling of an automobile. The holder is formed of a frame member fixed to the ceiling in a cabin of the automobile, and a movable member including a rotating shaft pivotally attached to the frame member, a lid portion for opening and closing an opening of the frame member, and a case portion provided at a rear side of the lid portion. When the lid portion is opened, an opening of the case portion is exposed in the cabin. A stopper projection is formed at a back portion of the case portion and has a projecting edge for defining an open position of the lid portion by engaging the frame member. The projecting edge is located on an imaginary circumferential line having a radius substantially equal to a length from a center of the rotating shaft to the opening edge of the lid portion.