Patent ID: 8042780

Claim:
A cup holder for a motor vehicle, the cup holder having a box-like pedestal ( 12 ) with outer side surfaces a and an outer placement surface ( 14 ) on its top, the pedestal ( 12 ) being stationary relative to the vehicle, the cup holder further having a box-like cover ( 16 ) which has side walls defining an interior space, the cover ( 16 ) being placed over the pedestal ( 12 ) so that the side walls of the cover ( 16 ) are guided along the outer side surfaces of the pedestal ( 12 ) and the pedestal extends into the interior space of the cover, the cover ( 16 ) having a recess ( 18 ) for supporting a cup, the recess being concentric with the outer placement surface ( 14 ) of the pedestal ( 12 ), said pedestal supporting said cover for movement relative to the vehicle.