Patent ID: 7036785
Filing Date: 2006-05-02
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle cupholder comprising: a generally planar support member pivotable about an axis including a first curved wall on a respective first edge of said support member for receiving a container when in an open position, said support member being pivotable between said open position and a stowed position; a first retaining arm pivotally mounted to said support member at an end of said first curved wall for retaining said container, said first retainer arm being pivotable in a plane parallel to the plane of said support member between an extended position and a retracted position; a hinge for coupling said support member to a fixed support, said support member being pivotable about said hinge; a first mounting bracket, said first mounting bracket includes a curved cam-shaped outer perimeter surface in contact with an end surface of said first retaining arm, said end surface being slideable along said cam-shaped outer perimeter surface between said extended position and said retracted position as said support member is pivoted about said hinge between said open position and said stowed position; and wherein said cam-shaped outer perimeter surface engages said end surface as said support member is pivoted from said open position to said stowed position whereby said first retaining arm pivots from said extended position to said retracted position and said cam-shaped outer perimeter maintains said retracted position of said first retaining arm.