Patent ID: 7568749

Claim:
A retractable cup holder assembly comprising: an interior trim panel including a receiving opening; a support housing releasably retained in the opening of the interior trim panel by a reusable breakaway connection such that the breakaway connection holds the support housing in an installed orientation within the opening of the interior trim panel and at least partially releases the support housing from a part of the interior trim panel for movement from the installed orientation to a breakaway orientation upon application of a prescribed force being applied to the breakaway connection; and a retractable cup holder pivotally supported to the support housing about a pivot axis between a stowed position in which the cup holder is retracted with respect to the support housing and a deployed position in which the cup holder is extended outwardly from the support housing in a generally horizontal direction with respect to the support housing while the support housing is in the installed orientation, the cup holder being connected with the support housing to move with the support housing when the support housing moves from the installed orientation to the breakaway orientation.