Patent ID: 8028876

Claim:
A cup holder assembly attachable to a motorcycle adapted for rotatable reception of a cup having a handle, the cup holder comprising: a glovebox including a lip and at least one snap receptor; a glovebox cover for replacing a manufacturer's cover, the glovebox cover including at least one snap invagination; a latch on the back of the glovebox cover; a flange on the back of the glovebox cover, the flange defining a flange invagination between the flange and the glovebox cover; a base adapted for fixed attachment to the glovebox cover, the base including connector elements extending outwardly from the glovebox cover; a backrest connected to the connector elements and extending downwardly therefrom; a floor extending outwardly from the bottom of the backrest; and four ribs connected to the backrest and forming a cylindrical volume in cooperation with the backrest and the floor, wherein portions of the ribs form an opening suitable for downward movement of a cup handle such that a cup may slide downward into the cylindrical volume with the handle being received in the opening between the ribs, and wherein rotating the cup within the cylindrical volume securely engages the handle with at least one of the ribs such that the cup is prevented from sliding upward; wherein the glovebox cover attaches to the glovebox with the lip of the glovebox resting inside the flange invagination and a space between the glovebox cover and the latch, and the at least one snap receptor fit within each snap invagination; wherein the latch is releasable, allowing complete removal of the glovebox cover from the motorcycle.