Patent ID: 7481343
Filing Date: 2009-01-27
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A container holding structure for a vehicle, comprising: a generally box-shaped body having at a top thereof an opening for allowing passage of a container into and out of the body, said body having a first bottom surface that defines a deepest bottom of the body; a lid mounted to the body in such a manner as to be capable of opening and closing the opening; and a container upper portion support member, mounted to the body or the lid in a storable and drawable manner, for supporting an upper portion of the container, wherein the body includes a partition member that is movable between a used position and an unused position, said partition member having a second bottom surface, said second bottom surface being positioned upwardly of and generally parallel to the first bottom surface when the partition member is in the used position, wherein the partition member defines, at a rear side thereof, an arcuate container supporting surface adapted to support the container when the partition member is in the unused position, wherein the arcuate container supporting surface is sized and shaped to support the container by partially surrounding the container.