Multiple container holder
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1. A multiple container holder for use in a vehicle comprising:
- a support member mounted within a vehicle for concealably storing a container holder assembly therein; and
a container holder assembly comprising first and second members each having a container holding aperture therein and being slideably and telescopically mounted with respect to said support member and to one another and movable from a storage position to a first and then a second extended use position in which in said first extended use position said first and second members are vertically aligned with respect to one another to define a single container holder extending through said apertures in both said first and second members and in said second extended use position and said first and second members are horizontally spaced from one another to define separate first and second container holders, and means for slideably mounting said container holder assembly to said support member such that said members can be moved into said storage position in said support member when not in use for concealed storage thereof and moved to either said first or second extended use positions.
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Abstract
A container holder selectively allows the compact storage of the container support assembly including overlapping sections for allowing use of the container holder selectively for one or two containers. The assembly occupies a relatively small space for compact storage in a vehicle armrest.
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22 Claims
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1. A multiple container holder for use in a vehicle comprising:
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a support member mounted within a vehicle for concealably storing a container holder assembly therein; and a container holder assembly comprising first and second members each having a container holding aperture therein and being slideably and telescopically mounted with respect to said support member and to one another and movable from a storage position to a first and then a second extended use position in which in said first extended use position said first and second members are vertically aligned with respect to one another to define a single container holder extending through said apertures in both said first and second members and in said second extended use position and said first and second members are horizontally spaced from one another to define separate first and second container holders, and means for slideably mounting said container holder assembly to said support member such that said members can be moved into said storage position in said support member when not in use for concealed storage thereof and moved to either said first or second extended use positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A selectable one or two container holder for a vehicle comprising:
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a base member mounted to a vehicle; a first and a second container support movably mounted to said base member and to each other, each container support individually defining at least a portion of a container supporting aperture, said first and second supports each movable between a first position for concealed storage of said container holder in said base member, to a first extended use position where a single container can be supported by said first and second container supports and to a second extended use position in which two containers can be supported therein and wherein said second container support is telescopically fitted into said first container support and wherein each of said container supports includes an aperture extending therethrough and wherein said apertures are coaxially aligned when said second container support is fitted within said first container support in said first storage position and in said first extended use position. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A multiple container holder for use in a vehicle comprising:
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a base member mounted within said vehicle; a container holder assembly movably mounted to said base member, each of which has a container holding aperture therein, said container holder assembly comprising first and second members, said members being slideably mounted with respect to one another and movable from a storage position to first and second extended use positions in which in said first extended use position said container holding apertures of said first and second members are aligned with respect to one another to define a single container holding aperture through which a container can extend and in said second extended use position said first and second members are spaced from one another to define horizontally spaced first and second container holding apertures. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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