Patent ID: 8439438

Claim:
A cupholder comprising: a substantially tubular shell configured to be mounted with a longitudinal axis oriented substantially vertically; a floor received in the shell and vertically movable along the longitudinal axis for defining a variable depth cup well; a ring coaxially atop the shell having a plurality of vertical guide extensions disposed around a periphery of the shell, wherein the ring is vertically movable; and a linkage between the floor and the guide extensions providing reciprocal motion of the floor and the ring wherein pushing down the floor raises the ring and wherein pushing down the ring raises the floor, wherein the linkage is comprised of a plurality of rockers, wherein each rocker is coupled to the floor and to a respective guide extension and wherein each rocker comprises: a pivot arm; a first push rod coupled between a first end of the pivot arm and a respective guide extension; and a second push rod coupled between a second end of the pivot arm and the floor, wherein the pivot arm is pivotably attached to the shell at a pivot point between the first and second ends.