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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 04, 1998
Richard L Kelley, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Chrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A unitarily constructed apparatus for adjustably supporting a beverage container within a motor vehicle includes an upper flange, a lower base, and an outer wall interconnecting the upper flange and the lower base. The outer wall defines at least one recess for receiving a beverage container. Each recess has a maximum diameter. The outer wall is formed to include at least one resiliently deflectable portion associated with each recess. The resiliently deflectable portion extends inwardly from the maximum diameter. The apparatus is preferably unitarily constructed from a flexible material and removably insertable into an opening of a console of the motor vehicle.