Patent ID: 7413154
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A holder for receiving and supporting a substantially cylindrical article in a vehicle, the holder comprising: a main body having a sidewall and a base defining an open top cavity for receiving the article; and at least one resiliently deformable support member attached to and spaced inwardly from said sidewall, said support member defining a surface adapted to engage and support the article on said base, said support member including an upper portion and a lower portion; wherein said lower portion defines a convex surface and said upper portion defines either a concave surface or a convex surface having a larger radius of curvature than the radius of curvature of said convex surface defined by said lower portion, said lower portion and said upper portion being outwardly deformable into a concave configuration which closely conforms with the article.