Patent ID: 6837471

Claim:
A cup holder device for holding a container, comprising: a case, a tray having front and rear sides, and arranged to move between a stored position where the tray is stored in the case and a pullout position where the tray is pulled out of the case, a holder having front and rear sides and disposed on the tray to move between a non-use position where the holder is stored in the tray and a use position where the holder is located above the tray, a first supporting link having one end side rotatably and slidably attached to the rear side of the holder and the other end side rotatably disposed relative to the tray to be able to rotate upwardly to support the tray at the use position, said first supporting link including a projected portion at the other end side so that the projected portion comes to contact the tray and pushes the tray with a gradually increasing force as the first supporting link rotates upward, a second supporting link having one end side rotatably attached to the front side of the holder, and the other end side rotatably attached relative to the tray to be able to rotate upward to support the holder at the use position, and urging means attached to at least one of the first and second supporting links for urging the at least one of the first and second supporting links upwardly.