Patent ID: 7510158
Filing Date: 2009-03-31
Classification: B60N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A vehicular beverage container holder comprising: a first beverage receptacle; a second beverage receptacle; a body located between the first beverage receptacle and the second beverage receptacle, the body comprising: an actuator operably interconnected with each of the first adjuster and the second adjuster so that movement of the actuator can impart movement to both the first adjuster and the second adjuster to attempt to move each of the first adjuster and the second adjuster between their respective retracted and extended positions based upon the direction of movement of the actuator; and the vehicular beverage container holder further comprising a slip clutch mechanism operably interconnected to the actuator and to at least one of the first and second adjusters to decouple the at least one of the first and second adjusters from movement between their respective retracted and extended positions when a beverage container is inserted in a respective first and second beverage receptacle; whereby the first adjuster can project into the first beverage receptacle and the second adjuster can project into the second beverage receptacle to define container openings therefor between front edges of the adjusters and a remainder of the periphery of the first and second adjusters not defined by the first and second adjusters, and whereby the size of each of the first and second beverage receptacles depends on the extent to which the adjusters project therein based upon the movement of the actuator.