Patent ID: 8011710

Claim:
A fixture element for a motor vehicle, comprising: a receptacle; an upwardly open casing adapted to accommodate the receptacle, the upwardly open casing comprising a floor and a lateral clamping element; and a hinged support in the upwardly open casing, which is substantially parallel and spaced apart from the floor in a first setting and substantially perpendicular to the floor in a second setting, wherein the lateral clamping element is further arranged above the hinged support relative to the first setting, wherein the hinged support is pivotable around a first axis and is mounted in the upwardly open casing, wherein the hinged support comprises at least two support sections interconnected to pivot around a second axis situated substantially parallel to the first axis, wherein the at least two support sections are folded toward each other when the hinged support is moved from the first setting to the second setting.