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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2011
Takefumi Adachi, Sagamihara, JP;
Tsuyoshi Hamaguchi, Sagamihara, JP;
Takefumi Adachi, Sagamihara, JP;
Tsuyoshi Hamaguchi, Sagamihara, JP;
Nifco Inc., Yokohama-Shi, JP;
Abstract
The cup holder includes a base adapted to be fixed to an attached portion; a lid body provided switchably between a closed position and an open position by turning relative to the base, overlapped with the base in the closed position, and supporting the cup from a lower side thereof in the open position; and a holder supported at the base or the lid body through an arm, and moving in association with a turning of the lid body to become a housed state when the lid body is in the closed position, and to become a used state when the lid body is in the open position. The arm includes a support portion controlling the lateral movement of the cup in the used state of the holder.