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A pivoting cup holder for supporting a beverage container in a vehicle. The cup holder comprises a flat movable drawer which can slide into and out of a retainer set into or below the dashboard or an armrest of an automobile. A semicircular indentation is formed in each side of the drawer. Pivotally

A pivoting cup holder for supporting a beverage container in a vehicle. The cup holder comprises a flat movable drawer which can slide into and out of a retainer set into or below the dashboard or an armrest of an automobile. A semicircular indentation is formed in each side of the drawer. Pivotally mounted to the drawer are a pair of cup rings, each of which is formed with a curved edge complementary to the semicircular indentation. The cup rings are spring-loaded to rotate horizontally to a use position when the drawer is pulled outwardly of the retainer. In the use position the cup rings cooperate with the semicircular indentation to form complete circular retainers for supporting the side wall of a beverage container. The cup holder further comprises a spring loaded bail and cup support which, when the drawer is opened, vertically pivot to a position centered below the circular retainers to brace the bottom surface of the beverage container. When the drawer is moved to a closed position the cup rings pivot to a location in which they overlap with each other and with the semicircular indentations. The bail and cup support similarly pivot to a position in which the cup support projects through the semicircular indentations in the drawer.

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A cup holder for supporting at least one beverage container in a vehicle, comprising a drawer member, fixed support means therefor, and container retaining means carried by the drawer member, the fixed support means including means for mounting the holder in a vehicle, and means supporting the drawe

A cup holder for supporting at least one beverage container in a vehicle, comprising a drawer member, fixed support means therefor, and container retaining means carried by the drawer member, the fixed support means including means for mounting the holder in a vehicle, and means supporting the drawer member on the mounting means for reciprocating movement relative to the mounting means between an operative position extending outwardly of the mounting means and a storage position extending inwardly relative to the mounting means, the container retaining means being mounted to the drawer member for pivotal movement therewith about a vertical axis relative to the fixed support means and for movement relative to the drawer member between a retaining position forming therewith a container retaining configuration and a collapsed position forming with the drawer member a compact configuration occupying a space smaller than the space occupied by the container retaining configuration, the cup holder further comprising means carried by the drawer member biasing the container retaining means toward the retaining position, the fixed means including cam means engaged with the container retaining means to urge the container retaining means to the collapsed position upon movement of the drawer member from the operative position to the storage position, the drawer member comprising a substantially flat horizontal member formed with a first curved edge portion, the container retaining means comprising a cup ring and means mounting the cup ring on the drawer member for pivotal movement relative thereto about a vertical axis between the retaining position and the collapsed position, the cup ring being formed with a second curved edge portion complementary to the first curved edge portion to define therewith a container receiving aperture when the cup ring is in the retaining position, the biasing means comprising a spring interposed between the drawer member and the cup ring.