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An automotive vehicle console has a hinged lid covering a storage compartment formed within a hollow housing, a pair of cup holders disposed forwardly of and rearwardly of the storage compartment, and a sunglass holder cavity at a forward portion of the console. Each cup holder is of integral, one-p

An automotive vehicle console has a hinged lid covering a storage compartment formed within a hollow housing, a pair of cup holders disposed forwardly of and rearwardly of the storage compartment, and a sunglass holder cavity at a forward portion of the console. Each cup holder is of integral, one-piece construction and is rotatably mounted within the hollow interior of the housing. The cup holder is rotatable between a closed position in which a door attached to the cup holder is generally continuous with the outer surface of the housing and an open position in which a side-by-side pair of rigid, continuously fully-opened cup receptacles are positioned for use. Each cup receptacle comprises a stepped opening of circular configuration in which a slot in a circumferential portion of the upper edge thereof accommodates the handle of a cup placed therein. The stepped opening includes an upper portion of given diameter and a lower connecting portion of diameter smaller than the given diameter, to accommodate a variety of cups of different sizes. Momentary pushing of the cup holder door releases a catch assembly within the housing, allowing a spring coupled between the door and a fixed reference point to rotate the cup holder into the open position. A hinged storage tray mounted at the top of the storage compartment and sharing a common hinge with the lid has a side edge thereof opposite the hinge which is coupled to a releasable latch assembly at a side edge of the hinged lid, allowing the tray to remain at the top of the storage compartment with the interior thereof exposed, as the hinged lid is raised, or raising the tray up with the hinged lid to expose the interior of the storage compartment below the tray. The storage tray is specially configured to store commonly used objects such as a phone, a tissue box, a note pad and a pen or pencil.

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[ What is claimed is:] [3.] An automotive vehicle console comprising the combination of:a hollow housing defining the general shape of the console; anda cup holder mounted within the housing and being rotatable between closed and open positions, the cup holder having a plurality of rigid, continuous

[ What is claimed is:] [3.] An automotive vehicle console comprising the combination of:a hollow housing defining the general shape of the console; anda cup holder mounted within the housing and being rotatable between closed and open positions, the cup holder having a plurality of rigid, continuously fully opened cup receptacles therein which are presented at the outside of the housing when the cup holder is in the open position.