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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2002
Gebhard Then, Bad Neustadt, DE;
Thilo Schultheis, Salz, DE;
Gebhard Then, Bad Neustadt, DE;
Thilo Schultheis, Salz, DE;
Preh-Werke GmbH & Co. KG, Bad Neustadt a.d. Saale, DE;
Abstract
During vehicle travel, a container can be pushed, pressed downwards and lifted, but not rotated. As such, a holder is provided that enables the removal of a container, by rotating the container about a vertical axis. The holder comprises clamping lugs that have a rotatable part integrated into the clamping lugs and snapped into an axial bearing of the clamping lugs. The rotatable part is designed in the shape of a cylinder, and is pressed into a stable center position by means of a type of torsion spring. The rotatable part projects outwards, relative to the clamping lug at the tip and upper side of the clamping lug, so that even when the clamping lug is deflected, the part can contact any diameter container. Furthermore, when the part is in a center position, there is preferably a sprayed-on elastomer or other rubber-like material forming a contact surface.