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A container holder is provided which comprises a housing with a drawer having a container receiving recess. The drawer is mounted within the housing for movement between a stored position and a use position. An arm is mounted to the drawer for movement between a retracted position and an extended po

A container holder is provided which comprises a housing with a drawer having a container receiving recess. The drawer is mounted within the housing for movement between a stored position and a use position. An arm is mounted to the drawer for movement between a retracted position and an extended position and has a first portion which cooperates with the recess to define a container-receiving area of varying size. The arm can be selectively engaged with the drawer for retaining the arm in a number of adjustable positions between the retracted and the extended positions. The arm can be moved bi-directionally between the extended and retracted positions to releasably retain the arm in one of several discrete positions. The detent mechanism has a release leg adapted to contact the housing as the drawer is moved from the extended position to the retracted position to disengage the detent mechanism from the second portion of the arm. A bail for the container holder which is mounted to the housing so that the forward portion of the bail is lifted from a depending position to a retracted position as the drawer is moved into the housing.

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[ The embodiments for which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [1.] A container holder comprising:a housing having a front and a back, the front of the housing defining an opening;a drawer having a container receiving recess, the drawer mounted within the housing

[ The embodiments for which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [1.] A container holder comprising:a housing having a front and a back, the front of the housing defining an opening;a drawer having a container receiving recess, the drawer mounted within the housing opening for movement between a stored position in which the recess is disposed within the housing and a use position in which the recess extends beyond the front of the housing;an arm mounted to the drawer for movement between a retracted position proximate the recess and an extended position distal the recess and having a first portion with a complementary shape to the recess to define with the recess a container-receiving area of varying size, the arm further having a detent portion;a detent mechanism mounted to the drawer and engageable with the detent portion of the arm for selectively retaining the arm in a number of adjustable positions between the retracted and the extended positions;the improvement comprising:the detent mechanism comprises a detent leg pivotally mounted to the drawer;one of the detent leg and the detent portion of the arm having a series of indentations and the other of the detent leg and the detent portion of the arm having a detent end which fits within each of the indentations;the second portion of the arm abuts the detent leg; anda spring biases the detent leg toward the second portion of the arm to selectively retain the detent end within one of the indentations;whereby the arm can be moved bi-directionally toward one of the extended and retracted positions and releasably retain the second portion of the arm in any one of the indentations.