Patent ID: 7168669

Claim:
A beverage container holder for a vehicle, comprising: a housing defining a space for storing a beverage container, said housing further defining a horizontal direction; at least one slidable beverage container supporter having a first end and a second end for securing said beverage container in said housing; guiding means for guiding said slidable beverage container supporter to move within said housing; and fixing means for fixing said slidable beverage container supporter in a desired place with respect to said housing; wherein said guiding means includes: at least one guiding rail formed inside said housing substantially along the horizontal direction, said at least one guiding rail defining a central portion therebetween; and at least one protruding part formed at each of said first and second ends of said slidable beverage container supporter, said at least one protruding part being insertable in said at least one guide rail for movement of said slidable beverage container supporter along said guiding rail; wherein said fixing means includes: a plurality of fixing holes formed in said housing along a longitudinal direction of the central portion of said guiding rail; at least one push knob operably associated with said slidable beverage container supporter, the at least one push knob having a first position relative to said supporter; a first locking member operably associated with said slidable beverage container supporter, said first locking member having a motion in a direction into or released from said fixing holes in response to the operation of said push knob; a second locking member interacting with said first locking member and operably associated with said slidable beverage container supporter, the second locking member having a motion in a direction into or released from said fixing holes; and a power transmitting means for transmitting the motion of said first locking member to said second locking member.