Patent ID: 6189851
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: B60N,Y10S

Abstract:
A cupholder in a motor vehicle for limiting movement of beverage containers disposed therein, said cupholder comprising:a center console of said motor vehicle having a recess formed therein, said recess having a floor and disposed to receive beverage containers therein;a first arcuate side wall extending upward from said floor and defining a substantial portion of a first cylindrical receptacle, said cylindrical receptacle having a diameter and a radius, said first arcuate side wall having a height, wherein said height is substantially greater than said radius;a second arcuate side wall extending upward from said floor and defining a substantial portion of a second cylindrical receptacle;a wall substantially tangent to said first and second cylindrical receptacle;a channel formed between said first and second cylindrical receptacles that is offset from a lateral centerline of the cupholder, wherein said wall interconnects said first and second arcuate side walls; anda second wall cooperative with said wall to define said channel that extends between said first and second cylindrical receptacles.