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A cupholder assembly is adapted for use in a vehicle for supporting containers. The cupholder assembly includes a housing having a receiving aperture formed therein. A tray is slidably connected within the receiving aperture for sliding movement between storage and use positions. The first and secon

A cupholder assembly is adapted for use in a vehicle for supporting containers. The cupholder assembly includes a housing having a receiving aperture formed therein. A tray is slidably connected within the receiving aperture for sliding movement between storage and use positions. The first and second cupholder arms are pivotally connected to the tray for pivotal movement between fully extended and fully retracted positions. Each cupholder arm includes a side wall for supporting a side of a container. Pivotal movement of each cupholder arm with respect to the tray is sufficiently frictionally inhibited to facilitate infinite adjustment of the cupholder arms between the fully extended and fully retracted positions for supporting containers of various sizes. The frictional inhibition is facilitated by a pinching structure in cooperation with a rubber portion on each cupholder arm. The cupholder arms are frictionally inhibited when the tray is in the extended use position, and are free to rotate as the tray moves from the use position toward a stored position within the housing. Infinite adjustability of the cupholder arms is accomplished.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A cupholder assembly adapted for use in a vehicle for supporting containers, the vehicle having a receiving aperture for receiving the cupholder assembly, the cupholder assembly comprising:a tray adapted for slidable connection within the receiving aperture for sliding mo

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A cupholder assembly adapted for use in a vehicle for supporting containers, the vehicle having a receiving aperture for receiving the cupholder assembly, the cupholder assembly comprising:a tray adapted for slidable connection within the receiving aperture for sliding movement between storage and use positions; andfirst and second cupholder arms pivotally connected to said tray for pivotal movement between fully extended and fully retracted positions, each said cupholder arm including a side wall for supporting a side of a container;wherein pivotal movement of each said cupholder arm with respect to the tray is directly frictionally inhibited by a rubber portion in contact with the arms to facilitate infinite adjustment of the cupholder arms between said fully extended and fully retracted positions for supporting containers of various sizes as the tray is in the use position.