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A container holder for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The container holder includes a housing for coupling to the motor vehicle. The container holder further includes a cover pivotally coupled to the housing. The cover is configured to pivot from a retracted position to a raised position. The contain

A container holder for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The container holder includes a housing for coupling to the motor vehicle. The container holder further includes a cover pivotally coupled to the housing. The cover is configured to pivot from a retracted position to a raised position. The container holder further includes a plurality of arms coupled to the cover and connected at a central hinge. The plurality of arms is configured to swivel about the central hinge from a closed position to an open position to define a cavity. The cavity is configured to receive a container.

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1. A container holder for a motor vehicle comprising: a housing for coupling to the motor vehicle;a cover pivotally coupled to the housing, the cover configured to pivot about a pivot axis that is fixed with respect to the housing from a retracted position to a raised position; anda plurality of arm

1. A container holder for a motor vehicle comprising: a housing for coupling to the motor vehicle;a cover pivotally coupled to the housing, the cover configured to pivot about a pivot axis that is fixed with respect to the housing from a retracted position to a raised position; anda plurality of arms coupled to the cover and connected at a central hinge, the plurality of arms configured to swivel about the central hinge from a closed position to an open position to define a cavity, the cavity configured to receive a container. 2. The container holder of claim 1, further comprising a snapping member configured to hold the plurality of arms approximately equidistant from each other to define the cavity. 3. The container holder of claim 1, wherein the cover is pivotally coupled to the housing via an axle. 4. The container holder of claim 3, further comprising a hollow shaft mounted on the cover and configured to receive the axle. 5. The container holder of claim 4, further comprising a resilient member disposed over the hollow shaft and configured to pivot the cover from the retracted position to the raised position. 6. The container holder of claim 5, wherein the resilient member is a torsional spring. 7. The container holder of claim 1, wherein the central hinge comprises: a top plate attached to the cover; anda bottom plate disposed below the top plate, and attached to the cover using a fastening member, the top plate and the bottom plate together configured to pivotally couple with the plurality of arms. 8. The container holder of claim 1, further comprising a rotary damper coupled to the housing, and configured to allow gradual movement of the cover from the retracted position to the raised position. 9. The container holder of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of arms comprises a pivot pin configured to pivotally couple with the central hinge. 10. The container holder of claim 1, further comprising a latching member configured to releasably couple with the cover in the retracted position thereof. 11. The container holder of claim 10, wherein the latching member is a push-push latch. 12. The container holder of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a plurality of mounting portions configured to couple with a console panel of the motor vehicle. 13. A container holder for a motor vehicle comprising: a cover having a cover plate for closing an opening in a console panel; anda plurality of arms coupled to the cover and connected at a central hinge, each of the plurality of arms configured to swivel about the central hinge about an axis that is substantially parallel to the cover plate from a closed position wherein the plurality of arms are positioned side by side, to an open position wherein the plurality of arms are positioned at an angular offset about the central hinge to define a cavity, the cavity configured to receive a container. 14. The container holder of claim 13, further comprising a housing coupled to the console panel of the motor vehicle, wherein the cover is pivotally coupled to the housing and configured to pivot from a retracted position wherein the cover and the plurality of arms are received within the housing below the console panel, to a raised position wherein the cover and the plurality of arms are disposed in an upright position above the console panel. 15. The container holder of claim 14, further comprising a resilient member disposed between the housing and the cover, and configured to pivot the cover from the retracted position to the raised position. 16. The container holder of claim 13, further comprising a snapping member coupled to the cover, the snapping member configured to hold each of the plurality of arms about the central hinge at the angular offset. 17. The container holder of claim 13, wherein the central hinge comprises: a top plate attached to the cover; anda bottom plate disposed below the top plate, and attached to the cover using a fastening member, the top plate and the bottom plate together configured to pivotally couple with the plurality of arms. 18. A container holder for a motor vehicle comprising: a housing for coupling to a console panel of the motor vehicle;an L-shaped cover pivotally coupled to the housing, the L-shaped cover configured to pivot from a retracted position to a raised position; anda plurality of L-shaped arms coupled to the L-shaped cover and connected at a central hinge, the plurality of L-shaped arms configured to swivel about the central hinge from a closed position to an open position to define a cavity, the cavity configured to receive a container. 19. The container holder of claim 18, further comprising a snapping member configured to hold the plurality of L-shaped arms approximately equidistant from each other to define the cavity. 20. The container holder of claim 18, further comprising a resilient member disposed between the housing and the cover, and configured to pivot the cover from the retracted position to the raised position.