Container holder
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1. A subdividable storage bin for a vehicle comprising:
- a storage bin in a vehicle useful for storing personal effects, said storage bin having a bottom, sides and ends forming an upwardly facing elongated opening;
a divider movably mounted within said storage bin and moveable between a use position wherein said divider divides said storage bin into smaller areas, and a removed position wherein said divider is positioned to leave said storage bin substantially undivided and unobstructively open for access; and
means for attaching said divider to said storage bin to allow movement between said use and removed positions in said storage bin.
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Abstract
A subdividable storage bin is provided for a vehicle which includes a divider movably mounted therein, which moves between a use position dividing the bin into separate areas and a stored position leaving the bin substantially undivided. In one embodiment, the divider pivotally rotates into position. In another embodiment, the divider slideably rotates into position. In still other embodiments, the divider resiliently flexes into position. In another embodiment, the divider slips or is dropped into position and is removable for cleaning, washing or storing.
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1. A subdividable storage bin for a vehicle comprising:
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a storage bin in a vehicle useful for storing personal effects, said storage bin having a bottom, sides and ends forming an upwardly facing elongated opening; a divider movably mounted within said storage bin and moveable between a use position wherein said divider divides said storage bin into smaller areas, and a removed position wherein said divider is positioned to leave said storage bin substantially undivided and unobstructively open for access; and means for attaching said divider to said storage bin to allow movement between said use and removed positions in said storage bin. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A subdividable storage bin for a vehicle comprising:
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a storage bin in a vehicle useful for storing personal effects, said storage bin having a bottom, sides and ends forming an upwardly facing elongated opening; a divider movably mounted within said storage bin and moveable between a use position wherein said divider divides said storage bin into smaller areas, and a removed position wherein said divider is positioned to leave said storage bin substantially undivided, said divider including a sidewall which is mateably positionable adjacent one of said ends of said storage bin when said divider is in said removed position, said divider including a bottom portion; and means for attaching said divider to said storage bin to allow movement between said use and removed positions in said storage bin, said means for attaching including an axle means operably connecting said bottom portion of said divider to said bottom of said storage bin, said axle means permitting rotational movement of said divider relative to said storage bin. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A subdividable storage bin for a vehicle comprising:
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a storage bin in a vehicle useful for storing personal effects, said storage bin having a bottom, sides and ends forming an upwardly facing elongated opening; a divider movably mounted within said storage bin and moveable between a use position wherein said divider divides said storage bin into smaller areas, and a removed position wherein said divider is positioned to leave said storage bin substantially undivided; and means for attaching said divider to said storage bin to allow movement between said use and removed positions in said storage bin, said means for attaching including a track means located in said storage bin, said divider being slideably positionable on said track means between said use and removed position. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A subdividable storage bin for a vehicle comprising:
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a storage bin in a vehicle useful for storing personal effects, said storage bin having a bottom, sides and ends forming an upwardly facing elongated opening; a divider movably mounted within said storage bin and moveable between a use position wherein said divider divides said storage bin into smaller areas, and a removed position wherein said divider is positioned to leave said storage bin substantially undivided, said divider including a side wall which is made of a resiliently flexible material having a length and outer ends, said length being somewhat greater than the distance between said sides of said storage bin; and means for attaching said divider to said storage bin to allow movement between said use and removed positions in said storage bin, said means for attaching being pivotally attached to said outer ends of said divider such that said side wall is resiliently flexibly moveable between said use and removed position. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A container holder system for a vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle support member including a C-shaped recess formed therein; attachment means located on either side of said recess; a resilient flexible member having outer ends attached to said attachment means, said length of said flexible member being greater than the distance between said spaced attachment means of said recess causing said flexible member to resiliently flex between a use position wherein said flexible member is bowed outwardly to form a ring-shaped container holder with said recess and a stored position wherein said flexible member is bowed inwardly into said recess. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A container holder system for a vehicle comprising:
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a support member for mounting in a vehicle, said support member including a recess for receiving a container holder; and a container holder comprising a generally cylindrically shaped shell having a sidewall forming an upwardly facing opening, said shell shaped to mateably and securely removably fit within said recess of said support member, said shell including at least one helically shaped flexible finger spirally extending inwardly from said sidewall of said shell, said finger resiliently deformable to retain variously sized container in said shell. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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